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%

Emington$1,540/mo

Typical home $228K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

Exeter$660/mo

Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →

The difference: $870 a month, about $10,400 a year, between Emington and Exeter.

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

EmingtonExeter

Snow a year23″16″

January low14°F 18°F

July high84°F 87°F

Growing season (days)170d 179d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 92nd

Community

EmingtonExeter

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

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EmingtonIL ExeterIL

Emington ↔ Exeter142 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

EmingtonExeter

People

Population 131Highest 106Lowest

Median age 42.3±10.1Lowest 8% above IL 44.5±11.6Highest 14% above IL

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

Kids under 18 19.8%±20.3Highest IL: 21.8% 10.4%±25.4Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15.3%±24.9Highest IL: 17% 10.4%±37.2Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 2.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14Lowest IL: 6.3% 7.5%±13.3Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $91,250±$32kHighest 9% above IL $61,250±$26kLowest 27% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,300±$44kLowest 65% below IL $95,000±$49kHighest 64% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$32Highest 25% below IL $750±$691Lowest 41% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,000 62% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 IL: 47.9% 50%±100 IL: 47.9%

Below poverty line 16%Highest IL: 11.8% 14.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.4%Highest IL: 67.1% 78.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1970Highest 1 yr older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 62% above IL 18 minLowest 36% below IL

Work from home 0%±30.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 6.8%±10.5Highest IL: 15.9%

Exeter and Emington 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 26.3 miLowest 44.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.06Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Pontiac (20%)Springfield (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ExeterFew work in Emington

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 121Highest 19.0Lowest

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.

Emington vs Exeter

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $870 more a month in Emington

What daily life feels like in each

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