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Ridott vs Cooperstown Township

171 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (31.2× in Ridott) and jobs per worker (14× in Ridott).

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Ridott, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 130 people
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Cooperstown Township, ILA small town of 184Brown County · 184 people
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.

Cooperstown TownshipA small town of 184
Quiet strengthsCooperstown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cooperstown Township →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Cooperstown Township

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.

Ridott$850/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Cooperstown Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $183K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Cooperstown Township and Ridott.

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.

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
RidottCooperstown Township
Snow a year35″14″
January low11°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)169d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th59th
Outdoors & history
RidottCooperstown Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.9%
National Register places—1
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here22
Community
RidottCooperstown Township
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

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ridott ↔ Cooperstown Township171 miles apart
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.

RidottCooperstown Township
People
Population 130Lowest 184Highest
Median age 60.1±16.5Lowest 54% above IL 62.4±1.6Highest 60% above IL
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.1%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8% 0%±20Lowest IL: 21.8%
Ridott and Cooperstown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.8%±18.2Lowest IL: 17% 23.9%±27.2Highest IL: 17%
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 11.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±4.2Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±10Lowest IL: 6.3%
Ridott and Cooperstown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,875±$48kLowest 14% below IL $86,154±$40kHighest 3% above IL
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,000±$38kLowest 52% below IL $182,600±$15kHighest 31% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$120 33% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,317Highest 56% below IL $2,056Lowest 61% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.4%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Ridott and Cooperstown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 15.2%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.6%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 min 32% below IL —
Work from home 1.5%±3Lowest IL: 15.9% 13.5%±19.2Highest IL: 15.9%
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 7.41Highest 0.53Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rockford (17%)Mount Sterling (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cooperstown TownshipFew work in Ridott
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 159Highest 5.1Lowest
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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