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%

Curran$700/mo

Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Garrett$840/mo

Typical home $129K (Census) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Garrett and Curran.

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

CurranGarrett

Snow a year22″7″

January low20°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)187d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 85th

Outdoors & history

CurranGarrett

Settled2005 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

CurranGarrett

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

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CurranIL GarrettIL

Curran ↔ Garrett72 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

CurranGarrett

People

Population 115Highest 88Lowest

Median age 55.5±10.1Lowest 42% above IL 57.5±16Highest 47% above IL

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

Kids under 18 15.7%±14.6Highest IL: 21.8% 0%±41.8Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 36.5%±12.2Highest IL: 17% 33%±27Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 6%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±11.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.4%±15.4Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,750±$25kLowest 36% below IL $70,294±$42kHighest 16% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $107,100±$39kLowest 59% below IL $129,200±$112kHighest 51% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$376Highest 33% below IL $825±$733Lowest 35% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,625Lowest 69% below IL $1,969Highest 63% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 88.9%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.5%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 85.9%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 4 yrs older than IL 1951Lowest 20 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 36% below IL 19 minHighest 31% below IL

Work from home 13.2%±12.1Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±22Lowest IL: 15.9%

Curran and Garrett 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 7.8 miLowest 9.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (59%)Bourbon Township (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GarrettFew work in Curran

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest

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 12.2Lowest 168Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Curran vs Garrett

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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