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%

Loami$1,390/mo

Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →

Congerville$2,100/mo

Typical home $296K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.21% · or rent about $1,054/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Congerville and Loami.

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

LoamiCongerville

Snow a year22″22″

January low20°F 17°F

July high87°F 86°F

Growing season (days)187d 178d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th 51st

Outdoors & history

LoamiCongerville

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1875 1888

Famous people born here—1

Community

LoamiCongerville

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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LoamiIL CongervilleIL

Loami ↔ Congerville73 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

LoamiCongerville

People

Population 782Highest 752Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9% —

Median age 31.9±6.2Highest 18% below IL 27.8±9.8Lowest 29% below IL

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±5.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 37.5%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15.2%±3.5Highest IL: 17% 11%±2.2Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 22.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3% 1.3%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,813±$16kLowest 31% below IL $81,250±$11kHighest about the IL average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,900±$26kLowest 50% below IL $200,000±$31kHighest 24% below IL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $907±$89Lowest 29% below IL $1,054±$182Highest 17% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,156Lowest 59% below IL $4,420Highest 17% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.9%±29.1Highest IL: 47.9% 19.6%±32.7Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 12.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 1.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.1%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 7 yrs newer than IL 1972Lowest 1 yr newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 3% below IL 22 minLowest 22% below IL

Work from home 15.2%±7.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 16.7%±9.2Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 14.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.64Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (50%)Peoria (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CongervilleFew work in Loami

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 32.6Highest 19.8Lowest

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.

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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.

Loami vs Congerville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Congerville

What daily life feels like in each

73 miles apart

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