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Perry vs Fillmore

91 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.1× in Fillmore) and property tax bill (+25% in Perry).

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Perry, ILA small town of 206Illinois · 206 people
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Fillmore, ILHomes around $186KIllinois · 241 people
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.

PerryA small town of 206
Quiet strengthsPerry doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Perry →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Fillmore

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.

Perry$570/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $396/mo · Housing →
Fillmore$1,230/mo
Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Fillmore and Perry.

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
PerryFillmore
Snow a year21″13″
January low18°F19°F
July high87°F85°F
Growing season (days)179d185d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th62nd
Outdoors & history
PerryFillmore
National Register places1—
Famous people born here—1
Community
PerryFillmore
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

91 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Perry ↔ Fillmore91 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.

PerryFillmore
People
Population 206Lowest 241Highest
Median age 56.6±4.2Highest 45% above IL 55.3±6.8Lowest 42% above IL
Perry and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.7%±7.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 10.8%±7.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Fillmore and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.4%±5.1Highest IL: 17% 27%±9Lowest IL: 17%
Perry and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 6.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±7.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.6%±4.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Fillmore and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,792±$35kLowest 46% below IL $47,813±$15kHighest 43% below IL
Fillmore and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,900±$12kHighest 67% below IL $66,400±$14kLowest 75% below IL
Perry and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $396±$394 69% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,333Highest 75% below IL $1,065Lowest 80% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±89Highest IL: 47.9% 16.7%±95.8Lowest IL: 47.9%
Perry and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 16.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 79.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 10 yrs older than IL 1947Lowest 24 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 12% above IL 29 minLowest about the IL average
Work from home 5.7%±6.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.8%±7.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Fillmore and Perry 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 27.8 miLowest 45.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (12%)Hillsboro (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FillmoreFew work in Perry
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 108Highest 66.3Lowest
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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