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Spaulding vs Riverton

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

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

SpauldingAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.2% conserved land0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Spaulding →
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 →
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.

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

Spaulding and Riverton share a border

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

SpauldingRivertonSpauldingRiverton
Spaulding ↔ Riverton1.5 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
–SpauldingNot graded BRivertonHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns
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
SpauldingRiverton
Snow a year21″21″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
SpauldingRiverton
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land15.2%1.5%
Settled—1837
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—4
Community
SpauldingRiverton
Library hours a week—40 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.

SpauldingRiverton
People
Population 879Lowest 3,513Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.2%Lowest +2.2%Highest
Median age 54.6±6.6Highest 40% above IL 48.6±7.1Lowest 25% 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 11.3%±4.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 16.5%±8Highest 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+ 29.8%±4.3Highest IL: 17% 17.2%±9.7Lowest 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+ 35.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 19.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±3.9Highest IL: 6.3% 3.5%±3.1Lowest 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 $105,114±$17kHighest 26% above IL $80,920±$5kLowest about the IL average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,500±$34kHighest 16% below IL $152,200±$37kLowest 42% 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 $698±$354Lowest 45% below IL $981±$299Highest 23% 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 $3,878Highest 27% below IL $2,938Lowest 45% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.9%±70.1Highest IL: 47.9% 17.8%±12.4Lowest 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 3.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 0.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 69.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL 1974Lowest 3 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 33% below IL 29 minHighest 6% above IL
Work from home 12.9%±8.5Highest IL: 15.9% 11.3%±9Lowest 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 0.3%Lowest 5.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 mi 8.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.87Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (42%)Springfield (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in RivertonFew work in Spaulding
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.2%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.4Highest 40.6Lowest
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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