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Kinderhook vs Lerna

154 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.1× in Lerna) and property tax bill (+34% in Lerna).

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Kinderhook, ILA small town of 249Illinois · 249 people

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Lerna, ILHomes around $198KIllinois · 226 people

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 →

LernaHomes around $198K

Housing$198K typical home33% below the IL typical home All about Lerna →

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 grid5.1×

Lerna has the more walkable street grid

Lerna 215Kinderhook 42.2

Property tax bill+34%

Tax bills are bigger in Lerna

Lerna $1,339Kinderhook $1,000

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Lerna

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%

Kinderhook$450/mo

Typical home $71K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $656/mo · Housing →

Lerna$1,270/mo

Typical home $198K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $820 a month, about $9,800 a year, between Lerna and Kinderhook.

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

KinderhookLerna

Snow a year17″15″

January low—20°F

July high—86°F

Growing season (days)—199d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 74th

Outdoors & history

KinderhookLerna

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—1

Community

KinderhookLerna

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

154 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KinderhookIL LernaIL

Kinderhook ↔ Lerna154 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

KinderhookLerna

People

Population 249Highest 226Lowest

Median age 31.2±13.8Lowest 20% below IL 31.4±17Highest 19% below IL

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

Kids under 18 26.1%±10.8Highest IL: 21.8% 22.1%±6.2Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±3.8Lowest IL: 17% 24.8%±8.6Highest IL: 17%

Lerna and Kinderhook 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% 11.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±8.4Highest IL: 6.3% 4.4%±6.5Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,536±$14kLowest 27% below IL $67,679±$29kHighest 19% below IL

Lerna and Kinderhook 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 $94,400±$29kHighest 64% below IL

Lerna 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 $850±$248Highest 33% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 81% below IL $1,339Highest 75% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.4%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 15%±96.2Lowest IL: 47.9%

Kinderhook and Lerna 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% 14.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Lowest IL: 67.1% 77%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 19 yrs older than IL 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 18% below IL 21 minLowest 23% below IL

Work from home 8.5%±8.8Highest IL: 15.9% 6.5%±5.3Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Quincy (18%)Mattoon (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LernaFew 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 215Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Kinderhook neighborsTown Square →

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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.