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Fairmount Township vs Button Township 158 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (+68% in Button Township).
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.
Fairmount Township A small town of 221
Quiet strengths Fairmount Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Button Township A small town of 139
Quiet strengths Button Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $210 more a month in Fairmount Township 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Fairmount Township $1,070 /mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Button Township $860 /mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 3.42% · Housing →
The difference: $210 a month , about $2,500 a year , between Fairmount Township and Button Township.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 158 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Fairmount Township ↔ Button Township 158 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
221 Highest 139 Lowest
Median age
45.2 ±18.5 Highest 16% above IL 44.1 ±26.3 Lowest 13% above IL
Kids under 18
11.3% ±14.6 Lowest IL: 21.8% 25.2% ±19.2 Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+
28.5% ±24.6 Highest IL: 17% 13.7% ±28.6 Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
24.4% Highest IL: 37.8% 21.6% Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±8.3 IL: 6.3% 0% ±13.2 IL: 6.3%
Household incomemedian
— $102,083 ±$31k 22% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$158,000 ±$67k Highest 40% below IL $106,300 ±$56k Lowest 60% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $3,636 31% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±78.8 IL: 47.9% 0% ±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line
0% IL: 11.8% 0% IL: 11.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
65.7% Lowest IL: 67.1% 70.8% Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1947 Highest 24 yrs older than IL 1938 Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Average commuteone way
22 min 20% below IL —
Work from home
0% ±10.9 Lowest IL: 15.9% 5.7% ±9.3 Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 1.9% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
30.8 mi Highest 22.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.19 Lowest 0.32 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Jacksonville (12%) Paxton (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Button Township Few work in Fairmount Township
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 0.1% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 7.4 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.2 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.3 Highest 1.2 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Fairmount Township Towns like Fairmount Township 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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