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Dover vs Holcomb

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (24× in Holcomb) and street grid (3× in Holcomb).

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Dover, ILA small town of 133Illinois · 133 people

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Holcomb, ILA small town of 152Illinois · 152 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.

DoverA small town of 133

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

All about Dover →

HolcombA small town of 152

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

All about Holcomb →

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 worker24×

Holcomb is more of a job hub

Holcomb 1.20Dover 0.05

Holcomb has the more walkable street grid

Holcomb 306Dover 104

Property tax bill+53%

Tax bills are bigger in Holcomb

Holcomb $2,583Dover $1,688

Average commute10 min

Dover has the shorter commute

Holcomb 29 minDover 18 min

Typical home built25 yrs

Holcomb’s homes are older

Dover 1963Holcomb 1938

★ 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%

Dover$770/mo

Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $833/mo · Housing →

Holcomb$900/mo

Typical home $131K (Census) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Holcomb and Dover.

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

DoverHolcomb

Snow a year29″37″

January low14°F 15°F

July high85°F 84°F

Growing season (days)177d 174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 44th

Outdoors & history

DoverHolcomb

Settled1833 1876

Famous people born here1 —

Community

DoverHolcomb

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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DoverIL HolcombIL

Dover ↔ Holcomb46 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

DoverHolcomb

People

Population 133Lowest 152Highest

Median age 58.8±10.5Lowest 51% above IL 59.9±7.9Highest 54% above IL

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

Kids under 18 10.5%±15.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 12.5%±20.2Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 27.8%±28.8Lowest IL: 17% 31.6%±21.7Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.6%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3% 2%±9.4Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,375±$29kLowest 41% below IL $68,125±$20kHighest 18% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,000±$62kLowest 54% below IL $130,600±$20kHighest 50% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $833±$45Lowest 35% below IL $850±$436Highest 33% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,688Lowest 68% below IL $2,583Highest 51% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 33.3%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 11.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 21.7%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 90.9%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 8 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 34% below IL 29 minHighest 3% above IL

Work from home 3.4%±6.6Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±21Lowest IL: 15.9%

Dover and Holcomb 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 17.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 1.20Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Princeton (30%)Rockford (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HolcombFew work in Dover

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 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 104Lowest 306Highest

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.

Dover 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.