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Embarrass Township vs Fairview

138 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Fairview) and trails (8× in Embarrass Township).

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Embarrass Township, ILA small town of 458Edgar County · 458 people
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Fairview, ILA small town of 324Illinois · 324 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.

Embarrass TownshipA small town of 458
Quiet strengthsEmbarrass Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Embarrass Township →
FairviewA small town of 324
Quiet strengthsFairview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairview →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker8×
Fairview is more of a job hub
Fairview 0.72Embarrass Township 0.09
Trails8×
Embarrass Township has more miles of trail
Embarrass Township 0.8 miFairview 0.1 mi
Street grid3.4×
Fairview has the more walkable street grid
Fairview 11.5Embarrass Township 3.4
Property tax bill+72%
Tax bills are bigger in Fairview
Fairview $1,571Embarrass Township $914
Growth since 2010+10.8 pts
Embarrass Township has grown faster since 2010
Embarrass Township -7.6%Fairview -18.4%
Average commute7 min
Fairview has the shorter commute
Embarrass Township 30 minFairview 24 min
★ 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.

Embarrass Township$470/mo
Typical home $75K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · Housing →
Fairview$610/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $706/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Fairview and Embarrass 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.

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
Embarrass TownshipFairview
Snow a year18″14″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th24th
Outdoors & history
Embarrass TownshipFairview
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Archive photos—1
Community
Embarrass TownshipFairview
Library hours a week—24 hrs
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

138 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Embarrass TownshipEdgar CountyFairviewIL
Embarrass Township ↔ Fairview138 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.

Embarrass TownshipFairview
People
Population 458Highest 324Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.6%Highest -18.4%Lowest
Median age 57.3±7.8Highest 47% above IL 55.8±7.7Lowest 43% above IL
Embarrass Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±4.1Highest IL: 21.8% 15.7%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Embarrass Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33%±8.4 IL: 17% 33%±6.4 IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.1%±2.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Fairview and Embarrass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,938±$17kLowest 33% below IL $58,125±$18kHighest 30% below IL
Fairview and Embarrass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,200±$9kLowest 71% below IL $91,400±$12kHighest 65% below IL
Fairview and Embarrass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $706±$130 45% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $914Lowest 83% below IL $1,571Highest 70% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.2%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 11.1%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Embarrass Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6% IL: 11.8% 9.6% IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.2%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 29 yrs older than IL 1947Highest 24 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 8% above IL 24 minLowest 15% below IL
Work from home 5.1%±4.4Highest IL: 15.9% 3.9%±3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Embarrass Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paris (21%)Canton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairviewFew work in Embarrass Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
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 3.4Lowest 11.5Highest
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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