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Button Township vs Fairmount Township 158 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (+68% in Button Township).
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.
Button Township A small town of 139
Quiet strengths Button Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Fairmount Township A small town of 221
Quiet strengths Fairmount Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $210 more a month in Fairmount 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Button Township $860 /mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 3.42% · Housing →
Fairmount Township $1,070 /mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
The difference: $210 a month , about $2,500 a year , between Fairmount Township and Button 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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 158 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Button Township ↔ Fairmount Township 158 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
139 Lowest 221 Highest
Median age
44.1 ±26.3 Lowest 13% above IL 45.2 ±18.5 Highest 16% above IL
Kids under 18
25.2% ±19.2 Highest IL: 21.8% 11.3% ±14.6 Lowest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+
13.7% ±28.6 Lowest IL: 17% 28.5% ±24.6 Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.6% Lowest IL: 37.8% 24.4% Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±13.2 IL: 6.3% 0% ±8.3 IL: 6.3%
Household incomemedian
$102,083 ±$31k 22% above IL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$106,300 ±$56k Lowest 60% below IL $158,000 ±$67k Highest 40% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,636 31% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 IL: 47.9% 0% ±78.8 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line
0% IL: 11.8% 0% IL: 11.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
70.8% Highest IL: 67.1% 65.7% Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1947 Highest 24 yrs older than IL
Average commuteone way
— 22 min 20% below IL
Work from home
5.7% ±9.3 Highest IL: 15.9% 0% ±10.9 Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents
1.9% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
22.8 mi Lowest 30.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.32 Highest 0.19 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Paxton (14%) Jacksonville (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Fairmount Township Few work in Button Township
Conserved landshare of the town
0.1% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
7.4 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.2 Lowest 1.3 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Bordering Button Township Towns like Button Township 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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