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Norris vs Bone Gap

186 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+80% in Norris) and average commute (23 min in Norris).

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Norris, ILA small town of 303Illinois · 303 people
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Bone Gap, ILA small town of 220Illinois · 220 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.

NorrisA small town of 303
Quiet strengthsNorris doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Norris →
Bone GapA small town of 220
Quiet strengthsBone Gap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bone Gap →
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.

Rent+80%
Rent runs higher in Norris
Norris $863Bone Gap $480
Average commute23 min
Norris has the shorter commute
Bone Gap 36 minNorris 13 min
Typical home built12 yrs
Norris’s homes are older
Bone Gap 1965Norris 1953
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Norris$440/mo
Typical home $63K (Census) · tax rate 2.03% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →
Bone Gap$510/mo
Typical home $80K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $480/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Bone Gap and Norris.

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
NorrisBone Gap
Snow a year14″12″
January low—24°F
July high—89°F
Growing season (days)—201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th68th
Outdoors & history
NorrisBone Gap
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—1
Community
NorrisBone Gap
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

186 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NorrisILBone GapIL
Norris ↔ Bone Gap186 miles apart
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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.

NorrisBone Gap
People
Population 303Highest 220Lowest
Median age 30.8±12.6Highest 21% below IL 30.6±12.6Lowest 22% below IL
Norris and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 38.3%±11.1Highest IL: 21.8% 25.5%±8.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Norris and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±11.3Lowest IL: 17% 16.4%±11.6Highest IL: 17%
Bone Gap and Norris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 9.6%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±5.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.7%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Bone Gap and Norris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,844±$28kLowest 46% below IL $51,042±$29kHighest 39% below IL
Bone Gap and Norris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $63,100±$11kLowest 76% below IL $80,000±$29kHighest 70% below IL
Bone Gap and Norris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$54Highest 32% below IL $480±$61Lowest 62% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,283Highest 76% below IL $1,133Lowest 79% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 62.5%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Bone Gap and Norris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 19.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 83.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 18 yrs older than IL 1965Highest 6 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 52% below IL 36 minHighest 29% above IL
Work from home 5.6%±7.1Highest IL: 15.9% 2.8%±4Lowest IL: 15.9%
Norris and Bone Gap 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 23.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Canton (27%)Albion (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bone GapFew work in Norris
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 60.1Highest 56.6Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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