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%

Ellington Township$1,490/mo

Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $1,346/mo · Housing →

Fowler$1,660/mo

Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Fowler and Ellington Township.

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.

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Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health

B+Ellington TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns –FowlerNot graded

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

Ellington TownshipFowler

Snow a year—23″

January low—18°F

July high—86°F

Growing season (days)—191d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 52nd

Outdoors & history

Ellington TownshipFowler

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

Ellington TownshipFowler

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.

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Only big differences vs Illinois average

Ellington TownshipFowler

People

Population 2,755Highest 32Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2% —

Median age 44.9±9.6Lowest 15% above IL 63.2±7.1Highest 62% above IL

Kids under 18 27.8%±7.9Highest IL: 21.8% 0%±100Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 25.3%±6.2Highest IL: 17% 0%±100Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 0%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.2Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±57.5Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $105,901±$8k 27% above IL —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,900±$19k 11% below IL —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,346±$60 6% above IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,149 41% below IL —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58%±68.5 IL: 47.9% —

Below poverty line 5.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 3 yrs newer than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 min 47% below IL —

Work from home 7.9%±4.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 44%±57.1Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 11.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miLowest 9.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.50Highest 0.01Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Quincy (49%)Quincy (53%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fowler9% work in Ellington Township

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 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.1Lowest 105Highest

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.

Ellington Township vs Fowler

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Ellington Township and Fowler share a border

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Fowler

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