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Bryant vs Nora

138 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (35.3× in Nora) and rent (+90% in Nora).

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Bryant, ILA small town of 160Illinois · 160 people

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Nora, ILA small town of 180Illinois · 180 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.

BryantA small town of 160

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

All about Bryant →

NoraA small town of 180

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

All about Nora →

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.

Jobs per worker35.3×

Nora is more of a job hub

Nora 1.06Bryant 0.03

Rent runs higher in Nora

Nora $1,120Bryant $590

Street grid2.7×

Bryant has the more walkable street grid

Bryant 106Nora 38.9

Average commute8 min

Nora has the shorter commute

Bryant 28 minNora 20 min

Property tax bill+25%

Tax bills are bigger in Nora

Nora $1,906Bryant $1,523

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Bryant$610/mo

Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · or rent about $590/mo · Housing →

Nora$640/mo

Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 2.09% · or rent about $1,120/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

BryantNora

Snow a year14″36″

January low—12°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—165d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 34th

Outdoors & history

BryantNora

Conserved land—1.3%

Archive photos1 —

Community

BryantNora

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

138 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BryantIL NoraIL

Bryant ↔ Nora138 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

BryantNora

People

Population 160Lowest 180Highest

Median age 41.3±18.7Lowest 6% above IL 42±33.9Highest 8% above IL

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

Kids under 18 25%±19.1Highest IL: 21.8% 16.7%±14.5Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15%±20.9Highest IL: 17% 11.7%±16.7Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest IL: 37.8% 12.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±4.3Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±10.2Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $35,000±$29kLowest 58% below IL $54,073±$1kHighest 35% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,400±$17kHighest 65% below IL $91,000±$34kLowest 65% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $590±$180Lowest 54% below IL $1,120±$25Highest 12% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,523Lowest 71% below IL $1,906Highest 64% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 79.2%±57.6Highest IL: 47.9% 7.1%±66.4Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 44.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 5%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 61.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL 1962Lowest 9 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the IL average 20 minLowest 29% below IL

Work from home 9.2%±8Lowest IL: 15.9% 18.5%±14.9Highest IL: 15.9%

Nora and Bryant 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 12.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 1.06Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Canton (27%)Warren (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NoraFew work in Bryant

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 106Highest 38.9Lowest

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.

Bryant 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.