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Tate Township vs Ridott

308 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (105.9× in Ridott) and street grid (61.2× in Ridott).

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Tate Township, ILA small town of 208Saline County · 208 people
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Ridott, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 130 people
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.

Tate TownshipA small town of 208
Quiet strengthsTate Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tate 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.

★ 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.

Tate Township$860/mo
Typical home $127K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →
Ridott$850/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Tate TownshipRidott
Snow a year13″35″
January low22°F11°F
July high89°F82°F
Growing season (days)190d169d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th27th
Outdoors & history
Tate TownshipRidott
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1889—
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—2
Community
Tate TownshipRidott
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

308 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tate Township ↔ Ridott308 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.

Tate TownshipRidott
People
Population 208Highest 130Lowest
Median age 56.2±34.2Lowest 44% above IL 60.1±16.5Highest 54% above IL
Ridott and Tate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±22.1Highest IL: 21.8% 13.1%±11.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Tate Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.7%±16.8Highest IL: 17% 10.8%±18.2Lowest IL: 17%
Tate Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±6.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.1%±4.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Ridott and Tate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,625±$60kLowest 21% below IL $71,875±$48kHighest 14% below IL
Ridott and Tate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,900±$71kHighest 52% below IL $126,000±$38kLowest 52% below IL
Tate Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$268Highest 25% below IL $850±$120Lowest 33% below IL
Tate Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,317 56% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 21.4%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Tate Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 11.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 8 yrs newer than IL 1964Lowest 7 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 12% above IL 19 minLowest 32% below IL
Work from home 0%±19.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 1.5%±3Highest IL: 15.9%
Ridott and Tate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 7.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Harrisburg (12%)Rockford (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RidottFew work in Tate Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 159Highest
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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