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Spaulding vs Texas Township

34 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (89× in Texas Township) and jobs per worker (39.3× in Texas Township).

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Spaulding, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 879 people
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Texas Township, ILA regional job hubDe Witt County · 1,298 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 →
Texas TownshipA regional job hub
Work750 jobsbased in Texas Township, a regional job hub All about Texas Township →
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.

Trails89×
Texas Township has more miles of trail
Texas Township 8.9 miSpaulding 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker39.3×
Texas Township is more of a job hub
Texas Township 1.57Spaulding 0.04
Street grid12.9×
Spaulding has the more walkable street grid
Spaulding 41.4Texas Township 3.2
Growth since 2010+9.8 pts
Texas Township has grown faster since 2010
Texas Township +1.6%Spaulding -8.2%
Average commute6 min
Spaulding has the shorter commute
Texas Township 25 minSpaulding 19 min
Conserved land+12.3 pts
Spaulding has more conserved land
Spaulding 15.2%Texas Township 2.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 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 →
Texas Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Spaulding and Texas 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.

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 B−Texas TownshipHealthier than 52% 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
SpauldingTexas Township
Snow a year21″19″
January low—18°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st49th
Outdoors & history
SpauldingTexas Township
Trails0 mi9 mi
Conserved land15.2%2.9%
Settled—1858
Community
SpauldingTexas 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

34 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SpauldingILTexas TownshipDe Witt County
Spaulding ↔ Texas Township34 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.

SpauldingTexas Township
People
Population 879Lowest 1,298Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.2%Lowest +1.6%Highest
Median age 54.6±6.6Lowest 40% above IL 55.5±5.9Highest 42% above IL
Texas Township and Spaulding 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% 15.9%±6.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Texas Township and Spaulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.8%±4.3Lowest IL: 17% 33.3%±6.9Highest IL: 17%
Texas Township and Spaulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.1%Lowest IL: 37.8% 35.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±3.9Highest IL: 6.3% 1.8%±2.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Spaulding and Texas Township 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 $86,739±$9kLowest 4% above IL
Spaulding and Texas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,500±$34kLowest 16% below IL $223,400±$50kHighest 15% below IL
Texas Township and Spaulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $698±$354 45% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,878Highest 27% below IL $3,488Lowest 34% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.9%±70.1Lowest IL: 47.9% 26.7%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Texas Township and Spaulding 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% 2.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.2%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL 1987Lowest 16 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 33% below IL 25 minHighest 10% below IL
Work from home 12.9%±8.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 15.2%±7.6Highest IL: 15.9%
Texas Township and Spaulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 1.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (42%)Clinton (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Texas TownshipFew work in Spaulding
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.2%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 8.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.4Highest 3.2Lowest
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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