Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Exeter vs La Rose

109 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in La Rose) and street grid (2.9× in La Rose).

×
Exeter, ILA small town of 106Illinois · 106 people
×
La Rose, ILA small town of 97Illinois · 97 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 →
La RoseA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsLa Rose doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about La Rose →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Exeter

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.

Exeter$660/mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →
La Rose$510/mo
Typical home $73K (Census) · tax rate 2.10% · or rent about $1,014/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Exeter and La Rose.

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
ExeterLa Rose
Snow a year16″18″
January low18°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)179d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd39th
Outdoors & history
ExeterLa Rose
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.6%
Community
ExeterLa Rose
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

109 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Exeter ↔ La Rose109 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.

ExeterLa Rose
People
Population 106Highest 97Lowest
Median age 44.5±11.6Highest 14% above IL 44.1±11.1Lowest 13% above IL
Exeter and La Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.4%±25.4Highest IL: 21.8% 7.2%±30.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Exeter and La Rose 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% 13.4%±27.9Highest IL: 17%
La Rose 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% 2.6%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±13.3Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±19Lowest IL: 6.3%
Exeter and La Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,250±$26kHighest 27% below IL $41,875±$25kLowest 50% below IL
Exeter and La Rose 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 $72,900±$14kLowest 72% below IL
Exeter and La Rose 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 $1,014±$418Highest 20% below IL
La Rose and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Highest 62% below IL $1,528Lowest 71% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 70.6%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
La Rose 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% 16.5%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 67.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 1 yr older than IL 1949Lowest 22 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 36% below IL 31 minHighest 11% above IL
Work from home 6.8%±10.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 15.4%±22.1Highest IL: 15.9%
La Rose and Exeter 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 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (19%)Toluca (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La RoseFew work in Exeter
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 19.0Lowest 55.0Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Exeter neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Exeter’s Town Square.

La Rose neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to La Rose’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Exeter and La Rose

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Exeter

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.

Post to Exeter

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in