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Rush Township vs Malone Township

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (46.3× in Rush Township) and work from home (+70.6 pts in Malone Township).

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Rush Township, ILA small town of 328Jo Daviess County · 328 people
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Malone Township, ILA small town of 241Tazewell County · 241 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 →
Malone TownshipA small town of 241
Quiet strengthsMalone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Malone 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.

Trails46.3×
Rush Township has more miles of trail
Rush Township 55.5 miMalone Township 1.2 mi
Work from home+70.6 pts
More people work from home in Malone Township
Malone Township 74%Rush Township 3.4%
Jobs per worker3.6×
Rush Township is more of a job hub
Rush Township 0.36Malone Township 0.10
Typical home built16 yrs
Rush Township’s homes are older
Malone Township 1957Rush Township 1941
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Malone 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.

Rush Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,106/mo · Housing →
Malone Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Malone Township 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 TownshipMalone Township
Snow a year36″13″
January low12°F16°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)165d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th45th
Outdoors & history
Rush TownshipMalone Township
Trails56 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.2%3.3%
National Register places2—
Community
Rush TownshipMalone 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.

Where they are

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rush TownshipJo Daviess CountyMalone TownshipTazewell County
Rush Township ↔ Malone Township144 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 TownshipMalone Township
People
Population 328Highest 241Lowest
Median age 41.3±3.7Highest 6% above IL 40±40.4Lowest about the IL average
Rush Township and Malone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.1%±7.9Highest IL: 21.8% 7.9%±16.7Lowest IL: 21.8%
Rush Township and Malone 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% 17.8%±13.4Lowest IL: 17%
Rush Township and Malone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 45.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±6.4Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±7.6Lowest IL: 6.3%
Rush Township and Malone 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 $148,854±$59kHighest 79% above IL
Malone Township 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 $222,500±$198kHighest 15% below IL
Malone Township 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±$63 13% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,186 40% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.6%±35.9Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±72.2Lowest IL: 47.9%
Rush Township and Malone Township 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% 7.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Highest IL: 67.1% 62.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941Lowest 30 yrs older than IL 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min 34% below IL —
Work from home 3.4%±4.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 74%±57Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (9%)Peoria (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Malone TownshipFew work in Rush Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 55.5 miHighest 1.2 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 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest
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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