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Wade Township vs Wheatfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Clinton County. The biggest differences: street grid (4.1× in Wade Township) and household income (+76% in Wheatfield Township).

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Wade Township, ILAn outdoors townClinton County · 1,601 people
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Wheatfield Township, ILA small town of 386Clinton County · 386 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.

Wheatfield TownshipA small town of 386
Quiet strengthsWheatfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wheatfield 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Wheatfield 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.

Wade Township$940/mo
Typical home $139K (Census) · tax rate 1.81% · or rent about $833/mo · Housing →
Wheatfield Township$1,520/mo
Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Wheatfield Township and Wade 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.

Where they are

Wade Township and Wheatfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wade TownshipWheatfield TownshipWade TownshipWheatfield Township
Wade Township ↔ Wheatfield Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

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
Wade TownshipWheatfield Township
Snow a year10″12″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd77th
Outdoors & history
Wade TownshipWheatfield Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Community
Wade TownshipWheatfield 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.

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.

Wade TownshipWheatfield Township
People
Population 1,601Highest 386Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4% —
Median age 43.2±8.1Highest 11% above IL 37.3±5.7Lowest 4% below IL
Wade Township and Wheatfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17%±5.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 34.5%±9.3Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 20.4%±4.1Highest IL: 17% 15.8%±8.8Lowest IL: 17%
Wade Township and Wheatfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 26.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.9%±3.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Wheatfield Township and Wade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,191±$23kLowest 23% below IL $112,813±$21kHighest 35% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $139,400±$31kLowest 47% below IL $244,800±$30kHighest 7% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $833±$301 35% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,526Lowest 52% below IL $2,879Highest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.9%±19.1 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 5.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 94.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 3 yrs older than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 22% below IL 22 minLowest 23% below IL
Work from home 12.8%±4.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 25.5%±14.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Wheatfield Township and Wade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Breese (19%)Breese (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wheatfield TownshipFew work in Wade Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.2Highest 1.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #165 of 384 in IL—
School district Breese ESD 12—
High school in town None in town—
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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