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%

Congerville$2,100/mo

Typical home $296K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.21% · or rent about $1,054/mo · Housing →

Hecker$1,080/mo

Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $1,014/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,010 a month, about $12,200 a year, between Congerville and Hecker.

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

CongervilleHecker

Snow a year22″12″

January low17°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)178d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 72nd

Outdoors & history

CongervilleHecker

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—2.7%

Settled1888 1895

Famous people born here1 —

Community

CongervilleHecker

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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CongervilleIL HeckerIL

Congerville ↔ Hecker165 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

CongervilleHecker

People

Population 752Highest 521Lowest

Median age 27.8±9.8Lowest 29% below IL 31.3±6.7Highest 20% below IL

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

Kids under 18 37.5%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8% 26.7%±5.7Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 11%±2.2Lowest IL: 17% 15.7%±6.8Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 19.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 10%±6.8Highest IL: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,250±$11kHighest about the IL average $79,583±$13kLowest 5% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $200,000±$31kHighest 24% below IL $166,800±$11kLowest 37% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,054±$182Highest 17% below IL $1,014±$436Lowest 20% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,420Highest 17% below IL $2,471Lowest 53% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.6%±32.7Highest IL: 47.9% 8.2%±38.8Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 1.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 2.4%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 75.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL 1971Lowest same as IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 22% below IL 32 minHighest 14% above IL

Work from home 16.7%±9.2Highest IL: 15.9% 6.5%±8.3Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Highest 0.37Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Peoria (11%)Red Bud (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HeckerFew work in Congerville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 19.8Lowest 169Highest

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.

Congerville vs Hecker

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,010 more a month in Congerville

What daily life feels like in each

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