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Eldred vs Fieldon

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (24 min in Fieldon) and street grid (2.3× in Eldred).

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Eldred, ILA small town of 172Illinois · 172 people
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Fieldon, ILHomes around $194KIllinois · 200 people
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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.

EldredA small town of 172
Quiet strengthsEldred doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eldred →
FieldonHomes around $194K
Housing$194K typical home35% below the IL typical home All about Fieldon →
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.

Average commute24 min
Fieldon has the shorter commute
Eldred 48 minFieldon 23 min
Street grid2.3×
Eldred has the more walkable street grid
Eldred 252Fieldon 109
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Fieldon
Fieldon $1,406Eldred $1,094
Typical home built15 yrs
Eldred’s homes are older
Fieldon 1955Eldred 1940
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 more a month in Fieldon

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.

Eldred$510/mo
Typical home $80K (Census) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $605/mo · Housing →
Fieldon$1,260/mo
Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $9,000 a year, between Fieldon and Eldred.

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
EldredFieldon
Snow a year16″13″
January low20°F19°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)181d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st72nd
Community
EldredFieldon
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EldredFieldonEldredFieldon
Eldred ↔ Fieldon13 miles apart
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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.

EldredFieldon
People
Population 172Lowest 200Highest
Median age 51±4.4Highest 31% above IL 50.8±10.4Lowest 30% above IL
Eldred and Fieldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.3%±15.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 15%±17.2Highest IL: 21.8%
Fieldon and Eldred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.9%±13.1Highest IL: 17% 21.5%±15.5Lowest IL: 17%
Eldred and Fieldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 4.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±7.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.5%±3.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Fieldon and Eldred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,417±$50kHighest 4% below IL $61,667±$33kLowest 26% below IL
Eldred and Fieldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$37kLowest 70% below IL $91,300±$12kHighest 65% below IL
Fieldon and Eldred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $605±$132 53% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,094Lowest 79% below IL $1,406Highest 73% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.8%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 54.5%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Fieldon and Eldred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14%Lowest IL: 11.8% 26%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 82.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1940Lowest 31 yrs older than IL 1955Highest 16 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 48 minHighest 71% above IL 23 minLowest 16% below IL
Work from home 1.1%±2Highest IL: 15.9% 1%±3.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Eldred and Fieldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jacksonville (10%)Jerseyville (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FieldonFew work in Eldred
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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 252Highest 109Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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