Skip to content

TownTapestry

Find a town

Guest, Sign inJoin

Compare towns

Cisne vs Fairmount

111 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in Cisne) and property tax bill (+65% in Fairmount).

×

Cisne, ILHomes around $136KIllinois · 627 people

×

Fairmount, ILHomes around $164KIllinois · 555 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.

CisneHomes around $136K

Housing$136K typical home54% below the IL typical home All about Cisne →

FairmountHomes around $164K

Housing$164K typical home45% below the IL typical home All about Fairmount →

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 worker7×

Cisne is more of a job hub

Cisne 0.84Fairmount 0.12

Property tax bill+65%

Tax bills are bigger in Fairmount

Fairmount $1,750Cisne $1,063

Rent runs higher in Fairmount

Fairmount $783Cisne $602

Work from home+7.1 pts

More people work from home in Fairmount

Fairmount 8.5%Cisne 1.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Fairmount

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%

Cisne$870/mo

Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.39% · or rent about $602/mo · Housing →

Fairmount$1,130/mo

Typical home $164K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.00% · or rent about $783/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Fairmount and Cisne.

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

CisneFairmount

Snow a year12″24″

January low—17°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—181d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd 48th

Outdoors & history

CisneFairmount

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled1870 1863

Famous people born here—2

Community

CisneFairmount

Library hours a week—25 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

111 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CisneIL FairmountIL

Cisne ↔ Fairmount111 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

CisneFairmount

People

Population 627Highest 555Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.7%Lowest -4.7%Highest

Median age 44.4±8.1Highest 14% above IL 43.9±8.7Lowest 13% above IL

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

Kids under 18 15.6%±4.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 21.3%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 18%±5.1Lowest IL: 17% 23.4%±3.9Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 13.6%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±3.1Highest IL: 6.3% 0.4%±2.4Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,926±$5kLowest 28% below IL $60,500±$11kHighest 27% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,600±$11kLowest 71% below IL $87,600±$9kHighest 67% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $602±$70Lowest 53% below IL $783±$18Highest 39% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,063Lowest 80% below IL $1,750Highest 67% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.6%±21.7Lowest IL: 47.9% 56.3%±40.1Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 6.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 13.1%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.4%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 19 yrs older than IL 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 9% below IL 26 minHighest 8% below IL

Work from home 1.4%±2Lowest IL: 15.9% 8.5%±4.2Highest IL: 15.9%

Work in townworking residents 5.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fairfield (12%)Danville (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairmountFew work in Cisne

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 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 110Lowest 144Highest

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.

Cisne neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Cisne’s Town Square.

Fairmount neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Fairmount’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Cisne and Fairmount

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Cisne

Kansas884 people · $71K homes

Dawson536 people · $91K homes

Bonnie461 people · $73K homes

Vermont698 people · $57K homes

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.