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Ferris vs Yale 191 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.3× in Ferris) and typical home built (43 yrs in Ferris).
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Yale, IL A small town of 66 Illinois · 66 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.
Ferris A small town of 105
Quiet strengths Ferris doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ferris →
Yale A small town of 66
Quiet strengths Yale doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Yale →
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 about the same each month 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
Ferris $490 /mo
Typical home $78K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · Housing →
Yale $450 /mo
Typical home $68K (Census) · tax rate 1.58% · Housing →
Within $50 a month of each other.
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
Growing season (days) — 190d Outdoors & history
Famous people born here 1 2
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 191 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Ferris ↔ Yale 191 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
105 Highest 66 Lowest
Median age
55.8 ±19.9 Highest 43% above IL 55.3 ±25.8 Lowest 42% above IL
Kids under 18
24.8% ±30.5 Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.3% ±37.8 Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+
32.4% ±27.7 Highest IL: 17% 25.8% ±53 Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
6.3% Highest IL: 37.8% 0% Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±17.5 IL: 6.3% 0% ±27.9 IL: 6.3%
Household incomemedian
$43,125 ±$15k Highest 48% below IL $37,917 ±$20k Lowest 55% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$77,900 ±$12k Highest 70% below IL $67,900 ±$18k Lowest 74% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly
$986 Lowest 81% below IL $1,071 Highest 80% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line
31.4% Lowest IL: 11.8% 54.5% Highest IL: 11.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.6% Lowest IL: 67.1% 100% Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1949 Lowest 22 yrs older than IL 1992 Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Average commuteone way
25 min Highest 10% below IL 17 min Lowest 40% below IL
Work from home
0% ±43.3 IL: 15.9% 0% ±81.3 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
24.3 mi Highest 17.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.41 Highest 0.04 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Macomb (9%) Newton (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Yale Few work in Ferris
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
1.7 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.9 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
14.3 Lowest 31.5 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Towns like Ferris 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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