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Wall Township vs Patton Township

Next-door neighbors in Ford County. The biggest differences: trails (34× in Patton Township) and size (19.7× in Patton Township).

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Wall Township, ILA small town of 262Ford County · 262 people
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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 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.

Wall TownshipA small town of 262
Quiet strengthsWall Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wall Township →
Patton TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#142 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Patton 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.

Trails34×
Patton Township has more miles of trail
Patton Township 6.8 miWall Township 0.2 mi
Size19.7×
Patton Township is the bigger place
Patton Township 5,173Wall Township 262
Jobs per worker7.4×
Patton Township is more of a job hub
Patton Township 0.74Wall Township 0.10
Street grid4.2×
Patton Township has the more walkable street grid
Patton Township 5.0Wall Township 1.2
Work in town+22.9 pts
More of Patton Township’s workers stay in town
Patton Township 22.9%Wall Township 0%
Work from home+9.5 pts
More people work from home in Patton Township
Patton Township 10.7%Wall Township 1.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wall Township and Patton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wall TownshipPatton TownshipWall TownshipPatton Township
Wall Township ↔ Patton Township7.0 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.

Schools
–Wall TownshipNot graded BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
–Wall TownshipNot graded BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% 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
Wall TownshipPatton Township
Snow a year18″18″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th21st
Outdoors & history
Wall TownshipPatton Township
Trails—7 mi
Conserved land—0.4%
Community
Wall TownshipPatton Township
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.

Wall TownshipPatton Township
People
Population 262Lowest 5,173Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2%
Median age 25.7±25Lowest 34% below IL 39.2±2.5Highest about the IL average
Patton Township and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.2%±12.8Highest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±3Lowest IL: 21.8%
Wall Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.1%±16.9Lowest IL: 17% 20.3%±3.1Highest IL: 17%
Patton Township and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Patton Township and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $66,750±$10k 20% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $125,700±$14k 52% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $792±$203 38% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,830Lowest 47% below IL $2,851Highest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 16.7%±8.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Patton Township and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 21 yrs older than IL 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 8% above IL 26 minLowest 5% below IL
Work from home 1.2%±2.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 22.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.74Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gibson City (14%)Paxton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Patton TownshipFew work in Wall Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 5.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#142 of 384 in IL
School district —Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10
High school in town —Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.2
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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