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Kangley vs Fairview

76 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.1× in Kangley) and jobs per worker (7.2× in Fairview).

Kangley, ILA small town of 302Illinois · 302 people

Fairview, ILA small town of 324Illinois · 324 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.

KangleyA small town of 302

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

All about Kangley →

FairviewA small town of 324

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

All about Fairview →

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 grid9.1×

Kangley has the more walkable street grid

Kangley 104Fairview 11.5

Jobs per worker7.2×

Fairview is more of a job hub

Fairview 0.72Kangley 0.10

Property tax bill+28%

Tax bills are bigger in Kangley

Kangley $2,013Fairview $1,571

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Kangley$670/mo

Typical home $96K (Census) · tax rate 2.09% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →

Fairview$610/mo

Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $706/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Kangley and Fairview.

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

KangleyFairview

Snow a year26″14″

January low16°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)199d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th 24th

Outdoors & history

KangleyFairview

Archive photos—1

Community

KangleyFairview

Library hours a week—24 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

76 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KangleyIL FairviewIL

Kangley ↔ Fairview76 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

KangleyFairview

People

Population 302Lowest 324Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -18.4%

Median age 55.5±20Lowest 42% above IL 55.8±7.7Highest 43% above IL

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

Kids under 18 16.2%±9.4Highest IL: 21.8% 15.7%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 31.8%±8.6Lowest IL: 17% 33%±6.4Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 14.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±7.4Highest IL: 6.3% 3.1%±2.3Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $88,125±$44kHighest 6% above IL $58,125±$18kLowest 30% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,100±$12kHighest 64% below IL $91,400±$12kLowest 65% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $686±$95Lowest 46% below IL $706±$130Highest 45% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,013Highest 62% below IL $1,571Lowest 70% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 11.1%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 7.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 9.6%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.3%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 26 yrs older than IL 1947Highest 24 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 28% below IL 24 minHighest 15% below IL

Work from home 1.4%±2.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 3.9%±3Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.72Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Streator (26%)Canton (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairviewFew work in Kangley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

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 104Highest 11.5Lowest

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.

Kangley vs Fairview

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

76 miles apart

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