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%

Ashley$960/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $729/mo · Housing →

Versailles$620/mo

Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $844/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Ashley and Versailles.

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

AshleyVersailles

Snow a year12″14″

January low21°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)201d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st 59th

Outdoors & history

AshleyVersailles

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Archive photos—2

Community

AshleyVersailles

Library hours a week15 hrs —

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

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AshleyIL VersaillesIL

Ashley ↔ Versailles133 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

AshleyVersailles

People

Population 412Lowest 441Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.8% —

Median age 32.7±6.4Highest 16% below IL 31.5±11Lowest 19% below IL

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

Kids under 18 35%±5.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 37.6%±3.8Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 14.1%±7Lowest IL: 17% 20.2%±4.5Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 6.1%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.3%±2.4Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,559±$6kHighest 41% below IL $48,750±$34kLowest 42% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,500±$28kLowest 69% below IL $91,100±$13kHighest 65% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $729±$75Lowest 43% below IL $844±$472Highest 34% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,198Lowest 77% below IL $1,706Highest 68% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±59.3Highest IL: 47.9% 29.2%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 34.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 16.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 80.1%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 13 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 5% below IL 24 minLowest 15% below IL

Work from home 0.7%±1.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 6.3%±6.4Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.10Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Nashville (19%)Mount Sterling (35%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VersaillesFew work in Ashley

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 46.2Lowest 69.5Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Ashley vs Versailles

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Ashley

What daily life feels like in each

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