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Exeter vs Harmon

147 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (22.2× in Harmon) and street grid (3.4× in Harmon).

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Exeter, ILA small town of 106Illinois · 106 people

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Harmon, ILHomes around $219KIllinois · 100 people

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.

ExeterA small town of 106

Quiet strengthsExeter doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Exeter →

HarmonHomes around $219K

Housing$219K typical home26% below the IL typical home All about Harmon →

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.

Jobs per worker22.2×

Harmon is more of a job hub

Harmon 1.33Exeter 0.06

Street grid3.4×

Harmon has the more walkable street grid

Harmon 65.5Exeter 19.0

Average commute17 min

Exeter has the shorter commute

Harmon 34 minExeter 18 min

Typical home built24 yrs

Harmon’s homes are older

Exeter 1970Harmon 1946

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Harmon

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 →

Harmon$1,380/mo

Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.26% · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Harmon 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

ExeterHarmon

Snow a year16″29″

January low18°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)179d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd 49th

Outdoors & history

ExeterHarmon

Archive photos—3

Community

ExeterHarmon

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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ExeterIL HarmonIL

Exeter ↔ Harmon147 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

ExeterHarmon

People

Population 106Highest 100Lowest

Median age 44.5±11.6Lowest 14% above IL 47±9.1Highest 21% above IL

Harmon and Exeter 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% 27%±20.1Highest IL: 21.8%

Harmon 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% 22%±27Highest IL: 17%

Harmon 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%Highest IL: 37.8% 0%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±13.3Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±18.4Lowest IL: 6.3%

Exeter and Harmon 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 $66,250±$45kHighest 21% below IL

Harmon 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±$49kLowest 64% below IL $151,800±$66kHighest 42% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $750±$691 41% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Highest 62% below IL $1,917Lowest 64% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 75%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 14.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 24%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 82.5%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 1 yr older than IL 1946Lowest 25 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 36% below IL 34 minHighest 24% above IL

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

Exeter and Harmon 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 27.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 1.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (19%)Dixon (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HarmonFew 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 65.5Highest

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

Deciding?

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Exeter neighborsTown Square →

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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.