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%

Ohio$1,120/mo

Typical home $156K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.33% · or rent about $638/mo · Housing →

Hoffman$930/mo

Typical home $138K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Ohio and Hoffman.

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

OhioHoffman

Snow a year36″7″

January low13°F —

July high83°F —

Growing season (days)172d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd 73rd

Outdoors & history

OhioHoffman

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled1877 —

Archive photos7 —

Community

OhioHoffman

Library hours a week25 hrs —

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

209 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OhioIL HoffmanIL

Ohio ↔ Hoffman209 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

OhioHoffman

People

Population 609Highest 607Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.4%Highest -13.6%Lowest

Median age 35.1±7.8Highest 10% below IL 33.5±11.9Lowest 14% below IL

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

Kids under 18 27.8%±4.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 30%±13.1Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 10.7%±2.9Lowest IL: 17% 14.8%±2.4Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 11.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±2.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.5%±1.7Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,594±$23kHighest 18% below IL $66,667±$16kLowest 20% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $99,000±$8kLowest 62% below IL $106,700±$19kHighest 59% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $638±$525Lowest 50% below IL $675±$95Highest 47% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,306Highest 56% below IL $1,959Lowest 63% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69%±64.2Highest IL: 47.9% 5.6%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 18.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 5.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 85.7%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1966Highest 5 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 8% below IL 23 minLowest 17% below IL

Work from home 0.7%±1Lowest IL: 15.9% 1.3%±1.7Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 0.61Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Princeton (10%)Centralia (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HoffmanFew work in Ohio

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.7Highest 51.7Lowest

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.

Ohio vs Hoffman

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Ohio

What daily life feels like in each

209 miles apart

What matters to you?

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