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Hoffman vs Malden

199 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.2× in Malden).

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Hoffman, ILHomes around $138KIllinois · 607 people
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Malden, ILA small town of 460Illinois · 460 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.

HoffmanHomes around $138K
Housing$138K typical home54% below the IL typical home All about Hoffman →
MaldenA small town of 460
Quiet strengthsMalden doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Malden →
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 grid2.2×
Malden has the more walkable street grid
Malden 114Hoffman 51.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Hoffman

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.

Hoffman$930/mo
Typical home $138K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →
Malden$760/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 1.83% · or rent about $1,014/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Hoffman and Malden.

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
HoffmanMalden
Snow a year7″29″
January low—14°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—177d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd27th
Outdoors & history
HoffmanMalden
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
HoffmanMalden
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

199 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HoffmanILMaldenIL
Hoffman ↔ Malden199 miles apart
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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.

HoffmanMalden
People
Population 607Highest 460Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.6% —
Median age 33.5±11.9Lowest 14% below IL 34.3±8.5Highest 12% below IL
Malden and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30%±13.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 30.7%±7.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Malden and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.8%±2.4Highest IL: 17% 9.8%±4.6Lowest IL: 17%
Hoffman and Malden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 13%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.7Highest IL: 6.3% 0.9%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Hoffman and Malden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,667±$16kLowest 20% below IL $79,107±$12kHighest 5% below IL
Malden and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,700±$19kLowest 59% below IL $112,500±$8kHighest 57% below IL
Malden and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$95Lowest 47% below IL $1,014±$249Highest 20% below IL
Malden and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,959Lowest 63% below IL $2,061Highest 61% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 5.6%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 21.1%±99Highest IL: 47.9%
Malden and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 19.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 86.5%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 5 yrs older than IL 1961Lowest 10 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 17% below IL 26 minHighest 7% below IL
Work from home 1.3%±1.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 1.9%±2.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Malden and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.55Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Centralia (19%)Princeton (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MaldenFew work in Hoffman
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.7Lowest 114Highest
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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