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Rubicon Township vs Dix

94 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (10.2× in Dix) and average commute (12 min in Dix).

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Rubicon Township, ILA small town of 466Greene County · 466 people
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Dix, ILA small town of 568Illinois · 568 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.

Rubicon TownshipA small town of 466
Quiet strengthsRubicon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rubicon Township →
DixA small town of 568
Quiet strengthsDix doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dix →
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 grid10.2×
Dix has the more walkable street grid
Dix 18.3Rubicon Township 1.8
Average commute12 min
Dix has the shorter commute
Rubicon Township 37 minDix 26 min
Bachelor’s degree++8.1 pts
More adults in Dix have a degree
Dix 13%Rubicon Township 4.9%
Typical home built12 yrs
Rubicon Township’s homes are older
Dix 1983Rubicon Township 1971
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Rubicon Township$770/mo
Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →
Dix$710/mo
Typical home $100K (Census) · tax rate 2.18% · or rent about $418/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Rubicon Township and Dix.

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
Rubicon TownshipDix
Snow a year18″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th60th
Outdoors & history
Rubicon TownshipDix
Famous people born here—3
Community
Rubicon TownshipDix
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

94 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rubicon TownshipGreene CountyDixIL
Rubicon Township ↔ Dix94 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.

Rubicon TownshipDix
People
Population 466Lowest 568Highest
Median age 38.2±14.1Lowest about the IL average 39.2±4.9Highest about the IL average
Dix and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.8%±26Highest IL: 21.8% 28.2%±5.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Rubicon Township and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9%±8.8Lowest IL: 17% 20.2%±4.9Highest IL: 17%
Dix and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 13%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±3.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.3%±4Highest IL: 6.3%
Dix and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,679±$22kHighest 19% below IL $46,339±$24kLowest 44% below IL
Rubicon Township and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,600±$89kHighest 57% below IL $100,000±$50kLowest 62% below IL
Rubicon Township and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $913±$629Highest 28% below IL $418±$83Lowest 67% below IL
Rubicon Township and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,100Lowest 60% below IL $2,177Highest 59% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.3%±61.1Lowest IL: 47.9% 67.7%±20.1Highest IL: 47.9%
Dix and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 10.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.4%Highest IL: 67.1% 58.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest same as IL 1983Highest 12 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 35% above IL 26 minLowest 8% below IL
Work from home 10.7%±7.2Highest IL: 15.9% 3.6%±5.6Lowest IL: 15.9%
Rubicon Township and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenfield (20%)Mount Vernon (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DixFew work in Rubicon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 1.8Lowest 18.3Highest
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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