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Ricks Township vs Morrisonville

3 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (23.3× in Morrisonville).

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Ricks Township, ILKnown for its schoolsChristian County · 1,177 people
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Morrisonville, ILHomes around $162KIllinois · 926 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Ricks TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 31%of IL districts All about Ricks Township →
MorrisonvilleHomes around $162K
Housing$162K typical home45% below the IL typical home All about Morrisonville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid23.3×
Morrisonville has the more walkable street grid
Morrisonville 103Ricks Township 4.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Morrisonville

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Ricks Township$680/mo
Typical home $104K (Census) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $766/mo · Housing →
Morrisonville$1,070/mo
Typical home $162K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $796/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Morrisonville and Ricks Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CRicks TownshipBetter than 31% of districts in the state –MorrisonvilleNot graded
Health
BRicks TownshipHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns –MorrisonvilleNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Ricks TownshipMorrisonville
Snow a year16″16″
January low19°F19°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)190d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Ricks TownshipMorrisonville
Trails6 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Archive photos1—
Community
Ricks TownshipMorrisonville
Library hours a week29 hrs29 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

3 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Ricks TownshipMorrisonvilleRicks TownshipMorrisonville
Ricks Township ↔ Morrisonville2.7 miles apart
Who commutes between them
11 Ricks Township residents work in Morrisonville (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Ricks Township →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Ricks TownshipMorrisonville
People
Population 1,177Highest 926Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.1%Highest -5.6%Lowest
Median age 48.9±7.6Lowest 25% above IL 50.7±3.4Highest 30% above IL
Morrisonville and Ricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±5.9Highest IL: 21.8% 17%±6.2Lowest IL: 21.8%
Ricks Township and Morrisonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.9%±2.7Lowest IL: 17% 23.4%±3.4Highest IL: 17%
Morrisonville and Ricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 16.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.1%±3.6Highest IL: 6.3%
Morrisonville and Ricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,864±$20kHighest 5% below IL $71,597±$22kLowest 14% below IL
Ricks Township and Morrisonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,200±$17kHighest 60% below IL $95,800±$12kLowest 64% below IL
Ricks Township and Morrisonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $766±$50Lowest 40% below IL $796±$688Highest 38% below IL
Morrisonville and Ricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,636Highest 69% below IL $1,533Lowest 71% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.8%±65.5Lowest IL: 47.9% 46.7%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Morrisonville and Ricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 17.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% below IL 25 minLowest 10% below IL
Work from home 4.3%±2.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 4.5%±3.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Morrisonville and Ricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 mi 28.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Taylorville (22%)Taylorville (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in MorrisonvilleFew work in Ricks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.4Lowest 103Highest
Schools
School district Morrisonville CUSD 1—
High school in town Morrisonville High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.1 —
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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