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Texas Township vs Spaulding

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

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Texas Township, ILA regional job hubDe Witt County · 1,298 people
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Spaulding, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 879 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.

Texas TownshipA regional job hub
Work750 jobsbased in Texas Township, a regional job hub All about Texas Township →
SpauldingAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.2% conserved land0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Spaulding →
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.

Texas Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →
Spaulding$1,790/mo
Typical home $267K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $698/mo · 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
B−Texas TownshipHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns –SpauldingNot graded
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
Texas TownshipSpaulding
Snow a year19″21″
January low18°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)179d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th41st
Outdoors & history
Texas TownshipSpaulding
Trails9 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.9%15.2%
Settled1858—
Community
Texas TownshipSpaulding
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.

Texas TownshipDe Witt CountySpauldingIL
Texas Township ↔ Spaulding34 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.

Texas TownshipSpaulding
People
Population 1,298Highest 879Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.6%Highest -8.2%Lowest
Median age 55.5±5.9Highest 42% above IL 54.6±6.6Lowest 40% 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 15.9%±6.9Highest IL: 21.8% 11.3%±4.1Lowest 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+ 33.3%±6.9Highest IL: 17% 29.8%±4.3Lowest 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+ 35.7%Highest IL: 37.8% 35.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 7.4%±3.9Highest 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 $86,739±$9kLowest 4% above IL $105,114±$17kHighest 26% 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 $223,400±$50kHighest 15% below IL $220,500±$34kLowest 16% 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 $3,488Lowest 34% below IL $3,878Highest 27% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 25.9%±70.1Lowest 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 2.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 3.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 93.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 16 yrs newer than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 10% below IL 19 minLowest 33% below IL
Work from home 15.2%±7.6Highest IL: 15.9% 12.9%±8.5Lowest 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 4.2%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.57Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (28%)Springfield (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpauldingFew work in Texas Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Lowest 15.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Lowest 41.4Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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