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Bone Gap vs Vermilion

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (11 min in Vermilion) and property tax bill (+18% in Vermilion).

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Bone Gap, ILA small town of 220Illinois · 220 people
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Vermilion, ILA small town of 219Illinois · 219 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.

Bone GapA small town of 220
Quiet strengthsBone Gap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bone Gap →
VermilionA small town of 219
Quiet strengthsVermilion doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vermilion →
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 commute11 min
Vermilion has the shorter commute
Bone Gap 36 minVermilion 24 min
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Vermilion
Vermilion $1,333Bone Gap $1,133
★ 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.

Bone Gap$510/mo
Typical home $80K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $480/mo · Housing →
Vermilion$510/mo
Typical home $76K (Census) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $1,050/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Bone GapVermilion
Snow a year12″15″
January low24°F—
July high89°F—
Growing season (days)201d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th28th
Outdoors & history
Bone GapVermilion
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Bone GapVermilion
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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bone GapILVermilionIL
Bone Gap ↔ Vermilion81 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.

Bone GapVermilion
People
Population 220Highest 219Lowest
Median age 30.6±12.6Lowest 22% below IL 32.4±25.5Highest 17% below IL
Vermilion and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.5%±8.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 34.2%±13.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Vermilion and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±11.6Lowest IL: 17% 17.8%±8.5Highest IL: 17%
Vermilion and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 8.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3% 2.3%±3.3Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bone Gap and Vermilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,042±$29kHighest 39% below IL $47,917±$21kLowest 43% below IL
Bone Gap and Vermilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$29kHighest 70% below IL $75,700±$11kLowest 71% below IL
Bone Gap and Vermilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $480±$61Lowest 62% below IL $1,050±$695Highest 18% below IL
Vermilion and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,133Lowest 79% below IL $1,333Highest 75% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 56.3%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Bone Gap and Vermilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 80.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 6 yrs older than IL 1954Lowest 17 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 29% above IL 24 minLowest 12% below IL
Work from home 2.8%±4Lowest IL: 15.9% 6%±11.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Vermilion and Bone Gap 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 19.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Albion (22%)Paris (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VermilionFew work in Bone Gap
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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.6Highest 42.4Lowest
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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