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Hidalgo vs Irwin

131 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.8× in Irwin) and street grid (+76% in Irwin).

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Hidalgo, ILA small town of 60Illinois · 60 people
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Irwin, ILA small town of 78Illinois · 78 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.

HidalgoA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsHidalgo doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hidalgo →
IrwinA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsIrwin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Irwin →
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 bill2.8×
Tax bills are bigger in Irwin
Irwin $2,850Hidalgo $1,036
Street grid+76%
Irwin has the more walkable street grid
Irwin 108Hidalgo 61.3
Typical home built18 yrs
Irwin’s homes are older
Hidalgo 1956Irwin 1938
Bachelor’s degree++9.8 pts
More adults in Irwin have a degree
Irwin 30.2%Hidalgo 20.4%
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
HidalgoIrwin
Snow a year16″21″
January low22°F16°F
July high86°F85°F
Growing season (days)190d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th77th
Outdoors & history
HidalgoIrwin
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
HidalgoIrwin
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.

Where they are

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HidalgoILIrwinIL
Hidalgo ↔ Irwin131 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.

HidalgoIrwin
People
Population 60Lowest 78Highest
Median age 41.7±36.8Highest 7% above IL 38.1±6.6Lowest about the IL average
Hidalgo and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±40.3Lowest IL: 21.8% 29.5%±23.5Highest IL: 21.8%
Irwin and Hidalgo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.3%±60.3Highest IL: 17% 10.3%±48.2Lowest IL: 17%
Hidalgo and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 30.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.6%±17.4Highest IL: 6.3%
Irwin and Hidalgo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,156±$32kLowest 22% below IL $102,750±$26kHighest 23% above IL
Irwin and Hidalgo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $160,900±$28k 39% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,125±$327 12% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,036Lowest 80% below IL $2,850Highest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 33.3%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Irwin and Hidalgo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 87.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 15 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the IL average 27 minHighest about the IL average
Work from home 3.2%±9.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 16.3%±14.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Irwin and Hidalgo 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 22.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Effingham (17%)Kankakee (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IrwinFew work in Hidalgo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi —
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.3Lowest 108Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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