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Fillmore vs Gladstone

150 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+52% in Fillmore) and typical home built (26 yrs in Fillmore).

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Fillmore, ILHomes around $186KIllinois · 241 people

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Gladstone, ILA small town of 237Illinois · 237 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.

FillmoreHomes around $186K

Housing$186K typical home37% below the IL typical home All about Fillmore →

GladstoneA small town of 237

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

All about Gladstone →

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.

Property tax bill+52%

Tax bills are bigger in Fillmore

Fillmore $1,065Gladstone $700

Typical home built26 yrs

Fillmore’s homes are older

Gladstone 1973Fillmore 1947

Average commute7 min

Gladstone has the shorter commute

Fillmore 29 minGladstone 22 min

Jobs per worker+82%

Gladstone is more of a job hub

Gladstone 0.89Fillmore 0.49

Street grid+55%

Gladstone has the more walkable street grid

Gladstone 103Fillmore 66.3

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $860 more a month in Fillmore

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%

Fillmore$1,230/mo

Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · Housing →

Gladstone$370/mo

Typical home $59K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $492/mo · Housing →

The difference: $860 a month, about $10,300 a year, between Fillmore and Gladstone.

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

FillmoreGladstone

Snow a year13″17″

January low19°F 16°F

July high85°F 86°F

Growing season (days)185d 202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 90th

Outdoors & history

FillmoreGladstone

Famous people born here1 —

Community

FillmoreGladstone

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

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FillmoreIL GladstoneIL

Fillmore ↔ Gladstone150 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

FillmoreGladstone

People

Population 241Highest 237Lowest

Median age 55.3±6.8Lowest 42% above IL 57.8±12.3Highest 48% above IL

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

Kids under 18 10.8%±7.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 15.6%±8.8Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 27%±9Lowest IL: 17% 35%±13.1Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 3.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±4.3Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±7.8Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,813±$15kLowest 43% below IL $50,000±$18kHighest 40% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $66,400±$14kHighest 75% below IL $59,400±$24kLowest 77% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $492±$153 61% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,065Highest 80% below IL $700Lowest 87% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±95.8Lowest IL: 47.9% 26.7%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 16.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 10.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 83.1%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 24 yrs older than IL 1973Highest 2 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the IL average 22 minLowest 22% below IL

Work from home 7.8%±7.4Highest IL: 15.9% 5%±4.7Lowest IL: 15.9%

Fillmore and Gladstone 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 45.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Lowest 0.89Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hillsboro (13%)Burlington (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GladstoneFew work in Fillmore

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.3Lowest 103Highest

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.

Fillmore neighborsTown Square →

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Gladstone 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.