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Wethersfield Township vs Whitmore Township

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (5 min in Wethersfield Township).

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Wethersfield Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsHenry County · 3,746 people
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Whitmore Township, ILKnown for its schoolsMacon County · 4,221 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.

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.

Wethersfield Township$780/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 2.42% · or rent about $894/mo · Housing →
Whitmore Township$860/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 2.08% · or rent about $1,037/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Whitmore Township and Wethersfield 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

Whitmore Township places higher on 11 of 19 IL lists

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
Wethersfield TownshipWhitmore Township
Snow a year31″21″
January low14°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)175d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th35th
Outdoors & history
Wethersfield TownshipWhitmore Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.7%3.1%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Community
Wethersfield TownshipWhitmore Township
Library hours a week—39 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.

Where they are

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wethersfield Township ↔ Whitmore Township104 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.

Wethersfield TownshipWhitmore Township
People
Population 3,746Lowest 4,221Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6% -3.6%
Median age 49.6±5.2Highest 27% above IL 48.7±5.6Lowest 25% above IL
Wethersfield Township and Whitmore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±4.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.6%±6.1Highest IL: 21.8%
Whitmore Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.8%±5.1Highest IL: 17% 23.2%±5.7Lowest IL: 17%
Wethersfield Township and Whitmore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 21.8%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.2%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3% 5.1%±4.6Lowest IL: 6.3%
Wethersfield Township and Whitmore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,149±$11kLowest 25% below IL $76,607±$16kHighest 8% below IL
Whitmore Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,900±$11kLowest 59% below IL $122,800±$23kHighest 53% below IL
Whitmore Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $894±$208Lowest 30% below IL $1,037±$239Highest 19% below IL
Whitmore Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,585Highest 51% below IL $2,557Lowest 52% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.6%±20.8Lowest IL: 47.9% 65.5%±26.4Highest IL: 47.9%
Whitmore Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 13.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 84.6%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 7 yrs older than IL 1971Highest same as IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 47% below IL 20 minHighest 28% below IL
Work from home 10.7%±5.3Highest IL: 15.9% 9.8%±5.7Lowest IL: 15.9%
Wethersfield Township and Whitmore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 14.2%Highest 7.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Lowest 1.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kewanee (39%)Decatur (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Whitmore TownshipFew work in Wethersfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.0Lowest 6.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #234 of 384 in IL#231 of 384 in IL
School district Wethersfield CUSD 230Macon/Piatt ROE · Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1
High school in town Wethersfield Jr/Sr High SchoolHeartland Technical Academy
Students per teacherat that high school 11.1 —
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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