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Gilmer Township vs Fowler

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (32.8× in Fowler) and size (30.9× in Gilmer Township).

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Gilmer Township, ILA small town of 988Adams County · 988 people
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Fowler, ILHomes around $246KIllinois · 32 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.

Gilmer TownshipA small town of 988
Quiet strengthsGilmer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilmer Township →
FowlerHomes around $246K
Housing$246K typical home17% below the IL typical home All about Fowler →
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.

Street grid32.8×
Fowler has the more walkable street grid
Fowler 105Gilmer Township 3.2
Size30.9×
Gilmer Township is the bigger place
Gilmer Township 988Fowler 32
Jobs per worker15×
Gilmer Township is more of a job hub
Gilmer Township 0.15Fowler 0.01
Median age17.4 yrs
Fowler skews older
Fowler 63.2Gilmer Township 45.8
Bachelor’s degree++26.3 pts
More adults in Gilmer Township have a degree
Gilmer Township 26.3%Fowler 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Fowler

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.

Gilmer Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · Housing →
Fowler$1,660/mo
Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Fowler and Gilmer 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.

Where they are

Gilmer Township and Fowler share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gilmer TownshipFowlerGilmer TownshipFowler
Gilmer Township ↔ Fowler3.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Gilmer TownshipFowler
Snow a year17″23″
January low—18°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Community
Gilmer TownshipFowler
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.

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.

Gilmer TownshipFowler
People
Population 988Highest 32Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5% —
Median age 45.8±8.2Lowest 17% above IL 63.2±7.1Highest 62% above IL
Kids under 18 21.4%±9.6Highest IL: 21.8% 0%±100Lowest IL: 21.8%
Gilmer Township and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.8%±7.7Highest IL: 17% 0%±100Lowest IL: 17%
Gilmer Township and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 0%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±57.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Gilmer Township and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,662±$7k about the IL average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $227,900±$38k 13% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,232 39% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 2%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 18 yrs newer than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 min about the IL average —
Work from home 7.3%±5.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 44%±57.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Fowler and Gilmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Quincy (51%)Quincy (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FowlerFew work in Gilmer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Lowest 105Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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