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Wrights Township vs Rubicon Township

Next-door neighbors in Greene County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+38.6 pts renters in Rubicon Township) and size (2.3× in Rubicon Township).

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Wrights Township, ILA small town of 205Greene County · 205 people
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Rubicon Township, ILA small town of 466Greene County · 466 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.

Wrights TownshipA small town of 205
Quiet strengthsWrights Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wrights Township →
Rubicon TownshipA small town of 466
Quiet strengthsRubicon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rubicon 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.

Homeowners+38.6 pts renters
Rubicon Township has more renters
Wrights Township 98%Rubicon Township 59.4%
Size2.3×
Rubicon Township is the bigger place
Rubicon Township 466Wrights Township 205
Typical home built14 yrs
Wrights Township’s homes are older
Rubicon Township 1971Wrights Township 1957
Bachelor’s degree++8.8 pts
More adults in Wrights Township have a degree
Wrights Township 13.7%Rubicon Township 4.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Wrights 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.

Wrights Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 1.30% · Housing →
Rubicon Township$770/mo
Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Wrights Township and Rubicon 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

Wrights Township and Rubicon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wrights TownshipRubicon TownshipWrights TownshipRubicon Township
Wrights Township ↔ Rubicon Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Wrights TownshipRubicon Township
Snow a year18″18″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th65th
Outdoors & history
Wrights TownshipRubicon Township
Famous people born here1—
Community
Wrights TownshipRubicon 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.

Wrights TownshipRubicon Township
People
Population 205Lowest 466Highest
Median age 39.2±15.1Highest about the IL average 38.2±14.1Lowest about the IL average
Wrights Township and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±19.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 35.8%±26Highest IL: 21.8%
Rubicon Township and Wrights Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±14.4Highest IL: 17% 9%±8.8Lowest IL: 17%
Wrights Township and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Highest IL: 37.8% 4.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±9.7Highest IL: 6.3% 1.5%±3.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Wrights Township and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,667±$63kHighest 8% below IL $67,679±$22kLowest 19% below IL
Wrights Township and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $185,100±$17kHighest 30% below IL $113,600±$89kLowest 57% below IL
Wrights Township and Rubicon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $913±$629 28% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,411Highest 54% below IL $2,100Lowest 60% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 39.3%±61.1 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 5.4%Lowest IL: 11.8% 24.9%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98%Highest IL: 67.1% 59.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1971Highest same as IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minLowest 23% above IL 37 minHighest 35% above IL
Work from home 0%±12.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±7.2Highest IL: 15.9%
Rubicon Township and Wrights Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.44Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Carrollton (13%)Greenfield (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rubicon TownshipFew work in Wrights Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 2.2Highest 1.8Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Wrights Township

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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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