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Kilbourne vs Baldwin

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+37% in Baldwin).

Kilbourne, ILA small town of 268Illinois · 268 people

Baldwin, ILHomes around $117KIllinois · 355 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.

KilbourneA small town of 268

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

All about Kilbourne →

BaldwinHomes around $117K

Housing$117K typical home61% below the IL typical home All about Baldwin →

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 bill+37%

Tax bills are bigger in Baldwin

Baldwin $1,189Kilbourne $867

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Baldwin

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%

Kilbourne$450/mo

Typical home $73K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Baldwin$740/mo

Typical home $117K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Baldwin and Kilbourne.

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

KilbourneBaldwin

Snow a year15″10″

January low17°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)189d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 73rd

Outdoors & history

KilbourneBaldwin

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—1.8%

Community

KilbourneBaldwin

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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KilbourneIL BaldwinIL

Kilbourne ↔ Baldwin136 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

KilbourneBaldwin

People

Population 268Lowest 355Highest

Median age 33.8±13.9Lowest 13% below IL 36.8±9.6Highest 6% below IL

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

Kids under 18 36.2%±6.7Highest IL: 21.8% 25.9%±5.6Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15.3%±8Highest IL: 17% 13.8%±5.7Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 8.8%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±5.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.8%±4.7Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $44,107±$11kLowest 47% below IL $46,771±$17kHighest 44% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $72,500±$24kLowest 72% below IL $87,500±$25kHighest 67% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$158Lowest 39% below IL $838±$56Highest 34% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $867Lowest 84% below IL $1,189Highest 78% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±95.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 76%±96.6Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 15.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 25.9%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Lowest IL: 67.1% 75.2%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 10 yrs older than IL 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 12% above IL 28 minLowest about the IL average

Work from home 0%±14Lowest IL: 15.9% 2.3%±2.9Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13 0.13

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (19%)Sparta (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BaldwinFew work in Kilbourne

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.8Highest 51.4Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Kilbourne vs Baldwin

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Baldwin

What daily life feels like in each

136 miles apart

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