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.

Down paymentRate%

Ridott$850/mo

Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Whitefield Township$1,100/mo

Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 1.75% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Whitefield 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

RidottWhitefield Township

Snow a year35″23″

January low11°F —

July high82°F —

Growing season (days)169d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 34th

Outdoors & history

RidottWhitefield Township

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—1.7%

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

RidottWhitefield Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RidottIL Whitefield TownshipMarshall County

Ridott ↔ Whitefield Township83 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

RidottWhitefield Township

People

Population 130Lowest 213Highest

Median age 60.1±16.5Lowest 54% above IL 61.2±8.1Highest 57% above IL

Whitefield 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% 1.9%±16.4Lowest IL: 21.8%

Ridott and Whitefield 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% 38%±13.4Highest IL: 17%

Whitefield 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% 12.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±4.2Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±8.6Lowest IL: 6.3%

Ridott and Whitefield 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 $79,375±$13kHighest 5% below IL

Whitefield 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 $163,800±$17kHighest 38% below IL

Whitefield Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$120 33% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,317Lowest 56% below IL $2,870Highest 46% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.4%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 62.9%±83.3Highest IL: 47.9%

Whitefield Township and Ridott 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% 26.3%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 70.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL 1961Lowest 10 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 32% below IL 21 minHighest 24% below IL

Work from home 1.5%±3Lowest IL: 15.9% 5.3%±5.8Highest IL: 15.9%

Whitefield 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 0.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 7.41Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rockford (17%)Peoria (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Whitefield TownshipFew work in Ridott

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 159Highest 0.8Lowest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Ridott vs Whitefield Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Whitefield Township

What daily life feels like in each

83 miles apart

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