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Fairmount vs Tamaroa

152 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Tamaroa) and property tax bill (+45% in Fairmount).

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Fairmount, ILHomes around $164KIllinois · 555 people
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Tamaroa, ILHomes around $123KIllinois · 597 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.

FairmountHomes around $164K
Housing$164K typical home45% below the IL typical home All about Fairmount →
TamaroaHomes around $123K
Housing$123K typical home59% below the IL typical home All about Tamaroa →
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 worker3.2×
Tamaroa is more of a job hub
Tamaroa 0.38Fairmount 0.12
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Fairmount
Fairmount $1,750Tamaroa $1,210
Street grid2.1×
Fairmount has the more walkable street grid
Fairmount 144Tamaroa 67.2
Growth since 2010+10 pts
Fairmount has grown faster since 2010
Fairmount -4.7%Tamaroa -14.7%
Work from home+7.8 pts
More people work from home in Fairmount
Fairmount 8.5%Tamaroa 0.7%
Age 65++7.5 pts
Fairmount has more people 65 and up
Fairmount 23.4%Tamaroa 15.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Fairmount

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.

Fairmount$1,130/mo
Typical home $164K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.00% · or rent about $783/mo · Housing →
Tamaroa$800/mo
Typical home $123K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $785/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Fairmount and Tamaroa.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–FairmountNot graded C+TamaroaBetter than 43% of districts in the state
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
FairmountTamaroa
Snow a year24″9″
January low17°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)181d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th65th
Outdoors & history
FairmountTamaroa
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1863—
Famous people born here2—
Community
FairmountTamaroa
Library hours a week25 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

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FairmountILTamaroaIL
Fairmount ↔ Tamaroa152 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.

FairmountTamaroa
People
Population 555Lowest 597Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.7%Highest -14.7%Lowest
Median age 43.9±8.7Lowest 13% above IL 45.4±5.6Highest 16% above IL
Tamaroa and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8% 13.7%±5.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Fairmount and Tamaroa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±3.9Highest IL: 17% 15.9%±2.6Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 11.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±2.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.2%±2.4Highest IL: 6.3%
Tamaroa and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,500±$11kHighest 27% below IL $48,646±$11kLowest 42% below IL
Fairmount and Tamaroa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,600±$9kHighest 67% below IL $80,200±$23kLowest 70% below IL
Fairmount and Tamaroa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $783±$18Lowest 39% below IL $785±$273Highest 38% below IL
Tamaroa and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Highest 67% below IL $1,210Lowest 77% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.3%±40.1Highest IL: 47.9% 51.6%±46.6Lowest IL: 47.9%
Fairmount and Tamaroa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 82.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL 1955Lowest 16 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 8% below IL 23 minLowest 17% below IL
Work from home 8.5%±4.2Highest IL: 15.9% 0.7%±1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Danville (13%)Nashville (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TamaroaFew work in Fairmount
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 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 144Highest 67.2Lowest
Schools
School district —Tamaroa School Dist 5
High school in town —None in town
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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