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Lerna vs Vermilion

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.1× in Lerna).

Lerna, ILHomes around $198KIllinois · 226 people

Vermilion, ILA small town of 219Illinois · 219 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.

LernaHomes around $198K

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

VermilionA small town of 219

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

All about Vermilion →

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 215Vermilion 42.4

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $770 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%

Lerna$1,270/mo

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

Vermilion$510/mo

Typical home $76K (Census) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $1,050/mo · Housing →

The difference: $770 a month, about $9,200 a year, between Lerna and Vermilion.

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

LernaVermilion

Snow a year15″15″

January low20°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)199d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 28th

Outdoors & history

LernaVermilion

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

LernaVermilion

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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LernaIL VermilionIL

Lerna ↔ Vermilion39 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

LernaVermilion

People

Population 226Highest 219Lowest

Median age 31.4±17Lowest 19% below IL 32.4±25.5Highest 17% below IL

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

Kids under 18 22.1%±6.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 34.2%±13.8Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 24.8%±8.6Highest IL: 17% 17.8%±8.5Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 8.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±6.5Highest IL: 6.3% 2.3%±3.3Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,679±$29kHighest 19% below IL $47,917±$21kLowest 43% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,400±$29kHighest 64% below IL $75,700±$11kLowest 71% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$248Lowest 33% below IL $1,050±$695Highest 18% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,339Highest 75% below IL $1,333Lowest 75% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15%±96.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 56.3%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 14.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77%Lowest IL: 67.1% 80.2%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL 1954Lowest 17 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 23% below IL 24 minHighest 12% below IL

Work from home 6.5%±5.3Highest IL: 15.9% 6%±11.5Lowest IL: 15.9%

Lerna and Vermilion 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 18.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

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

Top workplaceoutside town Mattoon (30%)Paris (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VermilionFew work in Lerna

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

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 215Highest 42.4Lowest

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.

Lerna vs Vermilion

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $770 more a month in Lerna

What daily life feels like in each

39 miles apart

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