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%

Millbrook$2,560/mo

Typical home $362K (Census) · tax rate 2.19% · Housing →

Dayton$1,930/mo

Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 2.25% · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,500 a year, between Millbrook and Dayton.

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

MillbrookDayton

Snow a year25″24″

January low16°F 15°F

July high85°F 83°F

Growing season (days)184d 183d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th 29th

Outdoors & history

MillbrookDayton

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled2002 —

Community

MillbrookDayton

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

20 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MillbrookDayton

Millbrook ↔ Dayton20 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

MillbrookDayton

People

Population 243Lowest 271Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -1.7%

Median age 55.3±10.8Lowest 42% above IL 55.5±11.1Highest 42% above IL

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

Kids under 18 23.9%±5Highest IL: 21.8% 14%±8.9Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 21.8%±12Lowest IL: 17% 25.5%±13.6Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 37.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±5.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 1.8%±5.6Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $137,560±$31kHighest 65% above IL $73,750±$20kLowest 12% below IL

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $361,900±$83kHighest 37% above IL $271,000±$30kLowest about the IL average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $7,917Highest 49% above IL $6,100Lowest 15% above IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 IL: 47.9% —

Below poverty line 4.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.5%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 99%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 16 yrs newer than IL 1990Highest 19 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 33% above IL 21 minLowest 23% below IL

Work from home 2.4%±2.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 13.6%±12Highest IL: 15.9%

Dayton and Millbrook 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 26.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (12%)Ottawa (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DaytonFew work in Millbrook

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.1Lowest 16.6Highest

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.

Millbrook vs Dayton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $630 more a month in Millbrook

What daily life feels like in each

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