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Rush Township vs Caledonia

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11.9× in Caledonia) and rent (+55% in Caledonia).

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Rush Township, ILA small town of 328Jo Daviess County · 328 people
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Caledonia, ILA small town of 226Illinois · 226 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.

Rush TownshipA small town of 328
Quiet strengthsRush Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rush Township →
CaledoniaA small town of 226
Quiet strengthsCaledonia doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Caledonia →
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 grid11.9×
Caledonia has the more walkable street grid
Caledonia 15.5Rush Township 1.3
Rent+55%
Rent runs higher in Caledonia
Caledonia $1,711Rush Township $1,106
Average commute8 min
Rush Township has the shorter commute
Caledonia 26 minRush Township 18 min
Jobs per worker+80%
Rush Township is more of a job hub
Rush Township 0.36Caledonia 0.20
★ 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.

Rush Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,106/mo · Housing →
Caledonia$1,150/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 2.14% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Caledonia and Rush 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.

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
Rush TownshipCaledonia
Snow a year36″38″
January low12°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)165d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th29th
Outdoors & history
Rush TownshipCaledonia
Trails56 mi—
Conserved land2.2%—
Settled—1996
National Register places2—
Archive photos—5
Community
Rush TownshipCaledonia
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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rush TownshipJo Daviess CountyCaledoniaIL
Rush Township ↔ Caledonia59 miles apart
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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.

Rush TownshipCaledonia
People
Population 328Highest 226Lowest
Median age 41.3±3.7Highest 6% above IL 41±20.8Lowest 5% above IL
Rush Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.1%±7.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 14.2%±9.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.1%±13Highest IL: 17% 8.4%±13.4Lowest IL: 17%
Rush Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 31.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±6.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 10.2%±11.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,278±$63kLowest 10% below IL $88,571±$24kHighest 6% above IL
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,800±$43kLowest 42% below IL $163,200±$16kHighest 38% below IL
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,106±$63Lowest 13% below IL $1,711±$386Highest 34% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,186Lowest 40% below IL $3,500Highest 34% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.6%±35.9Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Rush Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 8.4%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Lowest IL: 67.1% 67.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941Highest 30 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 34% below IL 26 minHighest 7% below IL
Work from home 3.4%±4.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 5.3%±5.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (9%)Rockford (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CaledoniaFew work in Rush Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 55.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 15.5Highest
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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