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La Rose vs Exeter

109 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in La Rose) and street grid (2.9× in La Rose).

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La Rose, ILA small town of 97Illinois · 97 people
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Exeter, ILA small town of 106Illinois · 106 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.

La RoseA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsLa Rose doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about La Rose →
ExeterA small town of 106
Quiet strengthsExeter doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Exeter →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Exeter

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.

La Rose$510/mo
Typical home $73K (Census) · tax rate 2.10% · or rent about $1,014/mo · Housing →
Exeter$660/mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Exeter and La Rose.

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
La RoseExeter
Snow a year18″16″
January low—18°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th92nd
Outdoors & history
La RoseExeter
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.6%—
Community
La RoseExeter
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

109 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

La Rose ↔ Exeter109 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.

La RoseExeter
People
Population 97Lowest 106Highest
Median age 44.1±11.1Lowest 13% above IL 44.5±11.6Highest 14% above IL
Exeter and La Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.2%±30.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 10.4%±25.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Exeter and La Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±27.9Highest IL: 17% 10.4%±37.2Lowest IL: 17%
La Rose and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 2.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19Lowest IL: 6.3% 7.5%±13.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Exeter and La Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,875±$25kLowest 50% below IL $61,250±$26kHighest 27% below IL
Exeter and La Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $72,900±$14kLowest 72% below IL $95,000±$49kHighest 64% below IL
Exeter and La Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,014±$418Highest 20% below IL $750±$691Lowest 41% below IL
La Rose and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,528Lowest 71% below IL $2,000Highest 62% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.6%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 50%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
La Rose and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 14.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 78.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 22 yrs older than IL 1970Highest 1 yr older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 11% above IL 18 minLowest 36% below IL
Work from home 15.4%±22.1Highest IL: 15.9% 6.8%±10.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
La Rose and Exeter 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 25.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Toluca (9%)Springfield (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ExeterFew work in La Rose
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.0Highest 19.0Lowest
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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