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Harmon vs Exeter

147 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (22.2× in Harmon) and street grid (3.4× in Harmon).

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Harmon, ILHomes around $219KIllinois · 100 people

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Exeter, ILA small town of 106Illinois · 106 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.

HarmonHomes around $219K

Housing$219K typical home26% below the IL typical home All about Harmon →

ExeterA small town of 106

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

All about Exeter →

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.

Jobs per worker22.2×

Harmon is more of a job hub

Harmon 1.33Exeter 0.06

Street grid3.4×

Harmon has the more walkable street grid

Harmon 65.5Exeter 19.0

Average commute17 min

Exeter has the shorter commute

Harmon 34 minExeter 18 min

Typical home built24 yrs

Harmon’s homes are older

Exeter 1970Harmon 1946

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Harmon

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%

Harmon$1,380/mo

Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.26% · Housing →

Exeter$660/mo

Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Harmon and Exeter.

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

HarmonExeter

Snow a year29″16″

January low—18°F

July high—87°F

Growing season (days)—179d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 92nd

Outdoors & history

HarmonExeter

Archive photos3 —

Community

HarmonExeter

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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HarmonIL ExeterIL

Harmon ↔ Exeter147 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

HarmonExeter

People

Population 100Lowest 106Highest

Median age 47±9.1Highest 21% above IL 44.5±11.6Lowest 14% above IL

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

Kids under 18 27%±20.1Highest IL: 21.8% 10.4%±25.4Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 22%±27Highest IL: 17% 10.4%±37.2Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest IL: 37.8% 2.3%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 7.5%±13.3Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,250±$45kHighest 21% below IL $61,250±$26kLowest 27% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,800±$66kHighest 42% below IL $95,000±$49kLowest 64% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $750±$691 41% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,917Lowest 64% below IL $2,000Highest 62% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 50%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 24%Highest IL: 11.8% 14.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 78.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 25 yrs older than IL 1970Highest 1 yr older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 24% above IL 18 minLowest 36% below IL

Work from home 0%±30.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 6.8%±10.5Highest IL: 15.9%

Exeter and Harmon 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 27.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.06Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Dixon (15%)Springfield (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ExeterFew work in Harmon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

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 65.5Highest 19.0Lowest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Harmon neighborsTown Square →

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Exeter 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.