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.

Safety

B+FloraSafer than 71% of U.S. towns –GeorgetownNot graded

Health

C−FloraHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns C+GeorgetownHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns

8Flora

13Georgetown

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #817#268 Most-used librariesLibraries · 262 towns #45#185 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #507#202 Most new homesHousing · 431 towns #190#337 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #789#508 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #310#61 Most library borrowingLibraries · 262 towns #151#226 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #428#237

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Flora’s rankings →

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 paymentRate%

Flora$670/mo

Typical home $105K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $745/mo · Housing →

Georgetown$690/mo

Typical home $103K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $757/mo · 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

FloraGeorgetown

Snow a year12″15″

January low21°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)198d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th 25th

Outdoors & history

FloraGeorgetown

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0.3%—

Settled—1826

National Register places3 —

Archive photos11 3

Famous people born here3 4

Community

FloraGeorgetown

Library hours a week43 hrs 36 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FloraIL GeorgetownIL

Flora ↔ Georgetown101 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

FloraGeorgetown

People

Population 4,475Highest 3,069Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Highest -9.5%Lowest

Median age 39.3±3.9Lowest about the IL average 40.9±6.2Highest 5% above IL

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

Kids under 18 21%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 26.5%±7.1Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 22.3%±5Highest IL: 17% 18.4%±5.3Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.1%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.1%±3.3Highest IL: 6.3% 6.2%±4.4Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,148±$16kLowest 43% below IL $58,182±$5kHighest 30% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $77,300±$7kHighest 71% below IL $71,800±$19kLowest 73% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $745±$52Lowest 42% below IL $757±$42Highest 41% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,094Lowest 79% below IL $1,223Highest 77% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.1%±12.8Lowest IL: 47.9% 40.9%±17.2Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 18.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 17.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 74.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 13 yrs older than IL 1951Lowest 20 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 7% below IL 28 minHighest about the IL average

Work from home 2.5%±3Lowest IL: 15.9% 14%±7.6Highest IL: 15.9%

Work in townworking residents 38%Highest 6.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.57Highest 0.23Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Salem (6%)Danville (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GeorgetownFew work in Flora

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.8Lowest 111Highest

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.

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1 neighbor in Georgetown can answer.

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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.

Flora vs Georgetown

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Georgetown places higher on 13 of 21 IL lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

101 miles apart

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