What stands out worked out from the figures below

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McClellan has the most trails (4.6 mi).

Shiloh has the most people working from home (8.3%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	McClellan	Shiloh
People
Population	1,047Lowest	6,520Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.1%Highest	-1.5%Lowest
Median age	49±6.2Highest 26% above IL	42.3±2.9Lowest 8% above IL
	McClellan and Shiloh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±4Lowest IL: 21.8%	20.4%±3.4Highest IL: 21.8%
	Shiloh and McClellan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.2%±4.2Highest IL: 17%	24.7%±3.2Lowest IL: 17%
	McClellan and Shiloh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	27.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%	28.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.1%±1.8Lowest IL: 6.3%	3.7%±1.8Highest IL: 6.3%
	Shiloh and McClellan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,500±$19kHighest 8% below IL	$70,031±$12kLowest 16% below IL
	McClellan and Shiloh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$119,400±$12kLowest 55% below IL	$148,900±$12kHighest 43% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$878±$196Lowest 31% below IL	$945±$56Highest 26% below IL
	Shiloh and McClellan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,707Lowest 68% below IL	$3,031Highest 43% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	36.8%±39Lowest IL: 47.9%	44.1%±9.4Highest IL: 47.9%
	Shiloh and McClellan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%	14.2%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Highest IL: 67.1%	58.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979 8 yrs newer than IL	1979 8 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 20% below IL	14 minLowest 50% below IL
Work from home	1.3%±1.1Lowest IL: 15.9%	8.3%±3Highest IL: 15.9%
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	1.3%Highest	0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	4.6 miHighest	1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.1 miHighest	0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	2Highest	1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	2.7Lowest	8.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#322 of 384 in IL
School district	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE · McClellan CCSD 12	Woodlawn Unit School District 209 · Mount Vernon SD 80
High school in town	Mount Vernon High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	14.3	—
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

IL average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.