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Whitley Township vs Genesee Township

178 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11× in Genesee Township) and property tax bill (+42% in Genesee Township).

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Whitley Township, ILA small town of 615Moultrie County · 615 people
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Genesee Township, ILA small town of 615Whiteside County · 615 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.

Whitley TownshipA small town of 615
Quiet strengthsWhitley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Whitley Township →
Genesee TownshipA small town of 615
Quiet strengthsGenesee Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Genesee 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.

Jobs per worker11×
Genesee Township is more of a job hub
Genesee Township 0.11Whitley Township 0.01
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Genesee Township
Genesee Township $1,776Whitley Township $1,255
Average commute6 min
Whitley Township has the shorter commute
Genesee Township 35 minWhitley Township 30 min
Trails+67%
Genesee Township has more miles of trail
Genesee Township 0.5 miWhitley Township 0.3 mi
Growth since 2010+5.2 pts
Genesee Township has grown faster since 2010
Genesee Township -3.6%Whitley Township -8.8%
★ 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.

Whitley Township$900/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $929/mo · Housing →
Genesee Township$790/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Whitley Township and Genesee 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.

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
Whitley TownshipGenesee Township
Snow a year14″29″
January low19°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)187d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th49th
Community
Whitley TownshipGenesee 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.

Where they are

178 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Whitley TownshipMoultrie CountyGenesee TownshipWhiteside County
Whitley Township ↔ Genesee Township178 miles apart
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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.

Whitley TownshipGenesee Township
People
Population 615 615
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.8%Lowest -3.6%Highest
Median age 55.7±18.9Highest 43% above IL 54±8.3Lowest 38% above IL
Whitley Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.7%±8.9Highest IL: 21.8% 19.8%±11.3Lowest IL: 21.8%
Whitley Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.1%±10.9Lowest IL: 17% 30.1%±17.1Highest IL: 17%
Genesee Township and Whitley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.3%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3% 0.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Whitley Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,750±$67kLowest 12% below IL $82,500±$24kHighest about the IL average
Genesee Township and Whitley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,400±$51kHighest 42% below IL $123,100±$36kLowest 53% below IL
Whitley Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $929±$326Highest 27% below IL $888±$196Lowest 30% below IL
Whitley Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,255Lowest 76% below IL $1,776Highest 66% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±96.3Lowest IL: 47.9% 40%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Genesee Township and Whitley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 93.4%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959 12 yrs older than IL 1959 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 6% above IL 35 minHighest 27% above IL
Work from home 0.8%±1.2Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±5.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Whitley Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Arthur (14%)Sterling (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Genesee TownshipFew work in Whitley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Highest 2.2Lowest
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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