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%

Hoffman$930/mo

Typical home $138K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

Ohio$1,120/mo

Typical home $156K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.33% · or rent about $638/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Ohio and Hoffman.

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

HoffmanOhio

Snow a year7″36″

January low—13°F

July high—83°F

Growing season (days)—172d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 23rd

Outdoors & history

HoffmanOhio

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1877

Archive photos—7

Community

HoffmanOhio

Library hours a week—25 hrs

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

209 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HoffmanIL OhioIL

Hoffman ↔ Ohio209 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

HoffmanOhio

People

Population 607Lowest 609Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.6%Lowest -9.4%Highest

Median age 33.5±11.9Lowest 14% below IL 35.1±7.8Highest 10% below IL

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

Kids under 18 30%±13.1Highest IL: 21.8% 27.8%±4.2Lowest IL: 21.8%

Hoffman and Ohio 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% 10.7%±2.9Lowest IL: 17%

Hoffman and Ohio 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% 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.7Highest IL: 6.3% 1.6%±2.4Lowest IL: 6.3%

Hoffman and Ohio 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 $68,594±$23kHighest 18% below IL

Ohio 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±$19kHighest 59% below IL $99,000±$8kLowest 62% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$95Highest 47% below IL $638±$525Lowest 50% below IL

Hoffman and Ohio 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 $2,306Highest 56% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 5.6%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 69%±64.2Highest IL: 47.9%

Ohio 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% 18.4%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 85.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 5 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 17% below IL 26 minHighest 8% below IL

Work from home 1.3%±1.7Highest IL: 15.9% 0.7%±1Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.53Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Centralia (19%)Princeton (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OhioFew work in Hoffman

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest

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 71.7Highest

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.

Hoffman vs Ohio

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Ohio

What daily life feels like in each

209 miles apart

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