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Adeline vs Longview

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (16 min in Adeline) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Longview).

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Adeline, ILA small town of 82Illinois · 82 people

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Longview, ILA small town of 78Illinois · 78 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.

AdelineA small town of 82

Quiet strengthsAdeline doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Adeline →

LongviewA small town of 78

Quiet strengthsLongview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Longview →

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.

Average commute16 min

Adeline has the shorter commute

Longview 40 minAdeline 24 min

Jobs per worker2.4×

Longview is more of a job hub

Longview 0.31Adeline 0.13

Property tax bill+27%

Tax bills are bigger in Adeline

Adeline $1,750Longview $1,375

Street grid+56%

Longview has the more walkable street grid

Longview 53.1Adeline 34.0

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Adeline

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.

Down paymentRate%

Adeline$660/mo

Typical home $98K (Census) · tax rate 1.79% · Housing →

Longview$450/mo

Typical home $63K (Census) · tax rate 2.17% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Adeline and Longview.

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

AdelineLongview

Snow a year35″18″

January low11°F —

July high82°F —

Growing season (days)169d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th 70th

Outdoors & history

AdelineLongview

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

AdelineLongview

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AdelineIL LongviewIL

Adeline ↔ Longview173 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

AdelineLongview

People

Population 82Highest 78Lowest

Median age 50.5±21Highest 29% above IL 49.4±10.4Lowest 27% above IL

Adeline and Longview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.5%±29.7Highest IL: 21.8% 10.3%±34.4Lowest IL: 21.8%

Adeline and Longview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 36.6%±24.7Highest IL: 17% 20.5%±42.9Lowest IL: 17%

Adeline and Longview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 4.5%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±16Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±23.6Lowest IL: 6.3%

Adeline and Longview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,313±$7kLowest 22% below IL $74,375±$64kHighest 11% below IL

Longview and Adeline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,500±$52kHighest 63% below IL $63,300±$44kLowest 76% below IL

Adeline and Longview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Highest 67% below IL $1,375Lowest 74% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% 0%±100 IL: 47.9%

Below poverty line 4.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 5.1%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 88.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 33 yrs older than IL 1938 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 13% below IL 40 minHighest 44% above IL

Work from home 0%±41.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 3.8%±5.5Highest IL: 15.9%

Longview and Adeline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.31Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Freeport (19%)Urbana (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LongviewFew work in Adeline

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.0Lowest 53.1Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Adeline neighborsTown Square →

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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.