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Whitmore Township vs Wethersfield Township

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

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

Whitmore Township$860/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 2.08% · or rent about $1,037/mo · Housing →
Wethersfield Township$780/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 2.42% · or rent about $894/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
Whitmore TownshipWethersfield Township
Snow a year21″31″
January low—14°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th27th
Outdoors & history
Whitmore TownshipWethersfield Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land3.1%0.7%
National Register places1—
Archive photos2—
Community
Whitmore TownshipWethersfield Township
Library hours a week39 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.

Whitmore Township ↔ Wethersfield 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.

Whitmore TownshipWethersfield Township
People
Population 4,221Highest 3,746Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6% -3.6%
Median age 48.7±5.6Lowest 25% above IL 49.6±5.2Highest 27% 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 23.6%±6.1Highest IL: 21.8% 15.6%±4.1Lowest 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+ 23.2%±5.7Lowest IL: 17% 27.8%±5.1Highest 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+ 21.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 24.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±4.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 11.2%±4.4Highest 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 $76,607±$16kHighest 8% below IL $62,149±$11kLowest 25% 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 $122,800±$23kHighest 53% below IL $106,900±$11kLowest 59% 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 $1,037±$239Highest 19% below IL $894±$208Lowest 30% 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 $2,557Lowest 52% below IL $2,585Highest 51% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.5%±26.4Highest IL: 47.9% 42.6%±20.8Lowest 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 13.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 6.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 78.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest same as IL 1964Lowest 7 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 28% below IL 15 minLowest 47% below IL
Work from home 9.8%±5.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.3Highest 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 7.4%Lowest 14.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.28Highest 0.93Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Decatur (50%)Kewanee (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wethersfield TownshipFew work in Whitmore Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.6Highest 6.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #231 of 384 in IL#234 of 384 in IL
School district Macon/Piatt ROE · Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1Wethersfield CUSD 230
High school in town Heartland Technical AcademyWethersfield Jr/Sr High School
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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