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%

Lima$610/mo

Typical home $89K (Census) · tax rate 1.94% · Housing →

Henning$570/mo

Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 1.66% · or rent about $1,107/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

LimaHenning

Snow a year23″20″

January low18°F 18°F

July high86°F 85°F

Growing season (days)191d 180d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 59th

Outdoors & history

LimaHenning

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1903

Community

LimaHenning

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

194 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LimaIL HenningIL

Lima ↔ Henning194 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

LimaHenning

People

Population 224Lowest 236Highest

Median age 35.8±6.6Lowest 8% below IL 37.8±6.2Highest 3% below IL

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

Kids under 18 37.5%±7Highest IL: 21.8% 18.6%±5Lowest IL: 21.8%

Age 65+ 12.5%±10.4Highest IL: 17% 8.9%±12.9Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.7%Highest IL: 37.8% 1.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.1%±6.4Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,375±$25kLowest 11% below IL $79,500±$41kHighest 5% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,800±$14kHighest 66% below IL $86,000±$23kLowest 67% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,107±$217 13% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,725Highest 67% below IL $1,429Lowest 73% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 75%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 4.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.2%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 80%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Highest 16 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 5% above IL 23 minLowest 17% below IL

Work from home 12.4%±11.2Highest IL: 15.9% 3.8%±4.2Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 2.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 1.81Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Quincy (45%)Danville (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HenningFew work in Lima

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 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.9Highest 15.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Lima vs Henning

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Where they part ways

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What daily life feels like in each

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