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%

Hecker$1,080/mo

Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $1,014/mo · Housing →

Congerville$2,100/mo

Typical home $296K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.21% · or rent about $1,054/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,010 a month, about $12,200 a year, between Congerville and Hecker.

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

HeckerCongerville

Snow a year12″22″

January low—17°F

July high—86°F

Growing season (days)—178d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd 51st

Outdoors & history

HeckerCongerville

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land2.7%—

Settled1895 1888

Famous people born here—1

Community

HeckerCongerville

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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HeckerIL CongervilleIL

Hecker ↔ Congerville165 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

HeckerCongerville

People

Population 521Lowest 752Highest

Median age 31.3±6.7Highest 20% below IL 27.8±9.8Lowest 29% below IL

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

Kids under 18 26.7%±5.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 37.5%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15.7%±6.8Highest IL: 17% 11%±2.2Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 22.2%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±6.8Highest IL: 6.3% 1.3%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,583±$13kLowest 5% below IL $81,250±$11kHighest about the IL average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,800±$11kLowest 37% below IL $200,000±$31kHighest 24% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,014±$436Lowest 20% below IL $1,054±$182Highest 17% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,471Lowest 53% below IL $4,420Highest 17% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.2%±38.8Lowest IL: 47.9% 19.6%±32.7Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 2.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 1.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.1%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest same as IL 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 14% above IL 22 minLowest 22% below IL

Work from home 6.5%±8.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 16.7%±9.2Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.64Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Red Bud (9%)Peoria (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CongervilleFew work in Hecker

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 169Highest 19.8Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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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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.

Hecker vs Congerville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,010 more a month in Congerville

What daily life feels like in each

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