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Kinderhook vs Kilbourne

68 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (8 min in Kinderhook) and street grid (+46% in Kilbourne).

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Kinderhook, ILA small town of 249Illinois · 249 people
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Kilbourne, ILA small town of 268Illinois · 268 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.

KinderhookA small town of 249
Quiet strengthsKinderhook doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kinderhook →
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 →
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.

Average commute8 min
Kinderhook has the shorter commute
Kilbourne 31 minKinderhook 23 min
Street grid+46%
Kilbourne has the more walkable street grid
Kilbourne 61.8Kinderhook 42.2
Property tax bill+15%
Tax bills are bigger in Kinderhook
Kinderhook $1,000Kilbourne $867
★ 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.

Kinderhook$450/mo
Typical home $71K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $656/mo · Housing →
Kilbourne$450/mo
Typical home $73K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
KinderhookKilbourne
Snow a year17″15″
January low—17°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th81st
Community
KinderhookKilbourne
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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KinderhookILKilbourneIL
Kinderhook ↔ Kilbourne68 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.

KinderhookKilbourne
People
Population 249Lowest 268Highest
Median age 31.2±13.8Lowest 20% below IL 33.8±13.9Highest 13% below IL
Kilbourne and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.1%±10.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 36.2%±6.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Kilbourne and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.7%±3.8Highest IL: 17% 15.3%±8Lowest IL: 17%
Kinderhook and Kilbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 6.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±8.4Highest IL: 6.3% 1.9%±5.6Lowest IL: 6.3%
Kinderhook and Kilbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,536±$14kHighest 27% below IL $44,107±$11kLowest 47% below IL
Kinderhook and Kilbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,800±$25kLowest 73% below IL $72,500±$24kHighest 72% below IL
Kilbourne and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $656±$70Lowest 49% below IL $775±$158Highest 39% below IL
Kilbourne and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Highest 81% below IL $867Lowest 84% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.4%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 12.5%±95.6Lowest IL: 47.9%
Kinderhook and Kilbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 15.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Lowest IL: 67.1% 72.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 19 yrs older than IL 1961Highest 10 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 18% below IL 31 minHighest 12% above IL
Work from home 8.5%±8.8Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±14Lowest IL: 15.9%
Kinderhook and Kilbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Quincy (18%)Springfield (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KilbourneFew work in Kinderhook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.2Lowest 61.8Highest
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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