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Riverton vs Spaulding

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21.8× in Riverton) and trails (3× in Riverton).

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Riverton, ILHomes around $198KIllinois · 3,513 people
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Spaulding, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 879 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.

RivertonHomes around $198K
Housing$198K typical home33% below the IL typical home HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18371 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Riverton →
SpauldingAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.2% conserved land0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Spaulding →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker21.8×
Riverton is more of a job hub
Riverton 0.87Spaulding 0.04
Trails3×
Riverton has more miles of trail
Riverton 0.3 miSpaulding 0.1 mi
Size4×
Riverton is the bigger place
Riverton 3,513Spaulding 879
Homeowners+23.3 pts renters
Riverton has more renters
Spaulding 93.2%Riverton 69.9%
Average commute11 min
Spaulding has the shorter commute
Riverton 29 minSpaulding 19 min
Growth since 2010+10.4 pts
Riverton has grown faster since 2010
Riverton +2.2%Spaulding -8.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Spaulding

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.

Riverton$1,360/mo
Typical home $198K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.93% · or rent about $981/mo · Housing →
Spaulding$1,790/mo
Typical home $267K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $698/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Spaulding and Riverton.

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.

Where they are

Riverton and Spaulding share a border

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

RivertonSpauldingRivertonSpaulding
Riverton ↔ Spaulding1.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
25 Spaulding residents work in Riverton (8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Spaulding →
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.

Health
BRivertonHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns –SpauldingNot 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
RivertonSpaulding
Snow a year21″21″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
RivertonSpaulding
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.5%15.2%
Settled1837—
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here4—
Community
RivertonSpaulding
Library hours a week40 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.

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.

RivertonSpaulding
People
Population 3,513Highest 879Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.2%Highest -8.2%Lowest
Median age 48.6±7.1Lowest 25% above IL 54.6±6.6Highest 40% above IL
Spaulding and Riverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.5%±8Highest IL: 21.8% 11.3%±4.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Riverton and Spaulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±9.7Lowest IL: 17% 29.8%±4.3Highest IL: 17%
Spaulding and Riverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 35.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±3.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 7.4%±3.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Spaulding and Riverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,920±$5kLowest about the IL average $105,114±$17kHighest 26% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,200±$37kLowest 42% below IL $220,500±$34kHighest 16% below IL
Spaulding and Riverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $981±$299Highest 23% below IL $698±$354Lowest 45% below IL
Riverton and Spaulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,938Lowest 45% below IL $3,878Highest 27% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.8%±12.4Lowest IL: 47.9% 25.9%±70.1Highest IL: 47.9%
Spaulding and Riverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 3.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 93.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 3 yrs newer than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 6% above IL 19 minLowest 33% below IL
Work from home 11.3%±9Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.9%±8.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Spaulding and Riverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.9%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 mi 8.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (50%)Springfield (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spaulding8% work in Riverton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 15.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.6Lowest 41.4Highest
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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