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St. Augustine vs Berlin

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.4× in Berlin) and average commute (8 min in Berlin).

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St. Augustine, ILA small town of 92Illinois · 92 people
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Berlin, ILA small town of 103Illinois · 103 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.

St. AugustineA small town of 92
Quiet strengthsSt. Augustine doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about St. Augustine →
BerlinA small town of 103
Quiet strengthsBerlin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Berlin →
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.

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
St. AugustineBerlin
Snow a year21″22″
January low16°F20°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)185d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th38th
Outdoors & history
St. AugustineBerlin
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
St. AugustineBerlin
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

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

St. Augustine ↔ Berlin72 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.

St. AugustineBerlin
People
Population 92Lowest 103Highest
Median age 60.3±5.7Lowest 55% above IL 61.6±6.6Highest 58% above IL
Berlin and St. Augustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.4%±35.4Highest IL: 21.8% 2.9%±31.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
St. Augustine and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.1%±22.6Highest IL: 17% 28.2%±24.6Lowest IL: 17%
St. Augustine and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 0%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±20 IL: 6.3% 0%±17.8 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $66,250±$35k 21% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $49,000±$16k 81% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $700Lowest 87% below IL $793Highest 85% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 23.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 11.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 96.5%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 6 yrs older than IL 1982Highest 11 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 22% above IL 26 minLowest 6% below IL
Work from home 0%±50Lowest IL: 15.9% 4.7%±6.2Highest IL: 15.9%
Berlin and St. Augustine 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 42.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Abingdon (15%)Springfield (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BerlinFew work in St. Augustine
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 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.0Lowest 33.7Highest
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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