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%

Exeter$660/mo

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

Emington$1,540/mo

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

ExeterEmington

Snow a year16″23″

January low18°F 14°F

July high87°F 84°F

Growing season (days)179d 170d

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

Community

ExeterEmington

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.

ExeterIL EmingtonIL

Exeter ↔ Emington142 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

ExeterEmington

People

Population 106Lowest 131Highest

Median age 44.5±11.6Highest 14% above IL 42.3±10.1Lowest 8% 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 10.4%±25.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 19.8%±20.3Highest 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+ 10.4%±37.2Lowest IL: 17% 15.3%±24.9Highest 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+ 2.3%Lowest IL: 37.8% 3.1%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±13.3Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±14Lowest 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 $61,250±$26kLowest 27% below IL $91,250±$32kHighest 9% above 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 $95,000±$49kHighest 64% below IL $91,300±$44kLowest 65% 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 $750±$691Lowest 41% below IL $950±$32Highest 25% 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 14.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 16%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 6.8%±10.5Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±30.2Lowest 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 44.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EmingtonFew work in Exeter

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 19.0Lowest 121Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Exeter vs Emington

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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