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Rubicon Township vs Wrights Township

Next-door neighbors in Greene County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+38.6 pts renters in Rubicon Township) and size (2.3× in Rubicon Township).

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Rubicon Township, ILA small town of 466Greene County · 466 people
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Wrights Township, ILA small town of 205Greene County · 205 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 →
Wrights TownshipA small town of 205
Quiet strengthsWrights Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wrights 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.

Homeowners+38.6 pts renters
Rubicon Township has more renters
Wrights Township 98%Rubicon Township 59.4%
Size2.3×
Rubicon Township is the bigger place
Rubicon Township 466Wrights Township 205
Typical home built14 yrs
Wrights Township’s homes are older
Rubicon Township 1971Wrights Township 1957
Bachelor’s degree++8.8 pts
More adults in Wrights Township have a degree
Wrights Township 13.7%Rubicon Township 4.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Wrights 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.

Rubicon Township$770/mo
Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →
Wrights Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 1.30% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Wrights Township and Rubicon 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.

Where they are

Rubicon Township and Wrights Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rubicon TownshipWrights TownshipRubicon TownshipWrights Township
Rubicon Township ↔ Wrights Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipWrights Township
Snow a year18″18″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th45th
Outdoors & history
Rubicon TownshipWrights Township
Famous people born here—1
Community
Rubicon TownshipWrights 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.

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 TownshipWrights Township
People
Population 466Highest 205Lowest
Median age 38.2±14.1Lowest about the IL average 39.2±15.1Highest about the IL average
Wrights Township 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% 20.5%±19.2Lowest IL: 21.8%
Rubicon Township and Wrights Township 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%±14.4Highest IL: 17%
Wrights Township 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% 13.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±3.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.9%±9.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Wrights Township 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±$22kLowest 19% below IL $76,667±$63kHighest 8% below IL
Wrights Township and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,600±$89kLowest 57% below IL $185,100±$17kHighest 30% below IL
Wrights Township and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $913±$629 28% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,100Lowest 60% below IL $2,411Highest 54% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.3%±61.1 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 24.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 5.4%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 98%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest same as IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 35% above IL 34 minLowest 23% above IL
Work from home 10.7%±7.2Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±12.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Rubicon Township and Wrights Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenfield (20%)Carrollton (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wrights TownshipFew work in Rubicon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 4.1%Highest
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 2.2Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Rubicon Township

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Athensville Township93 people · $159K homes
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Greenfield1,105 people · $104K homes
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Barr Township405 people · $173K homes

Towns like Rubicon Township

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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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