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%

Table Grove$520/mo

Typical home $76K (Census) · tax rate 1.97% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →

Donovan$580/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $1,021/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Donovan and Table Grove.

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

Table GroveDonovan

Snow a year21″17″

January low16°F 16°F

July high86°F 85°F

Growing season (days)185d 174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 77th

Outdoors & history

Table GroveDonovan

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.5%0.9%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Table GroveDonovan

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

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Table GroveIL DonovanIL

Table Grove ↔ Donovan152 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

Table GroveDonovan

People

Population 306Highest 281Lowest

Median age 39±12.1Lowest about the IL average 40.9±11.5Highest 5% above IL

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±5.5Highest IL: 21.8% 25.3%±9.1Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 20.6%±3Highest IL: 17% 15.3%±9.3Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±5Highest IL: 6.3% 2.1%±4.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,000±$20kHighest 29% below IL $48,917±$2kLowest 41% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,500±$9kLowest 71% below IL $87,100±$7kHighest 67% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $794±$149Lowest 38% below IL $1,021±$603Highest 20% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,489Lowest 72% below IL $1,531Highest 71% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.2%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 72.7%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 17.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 18.9%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Highest IL: 67.1% 83.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1950Highest 21 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 11% below IL 47 minHighest 68% above IL

Work from home 2.5%±4.1Highest IL: 15.9% 0.9%±1.8Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 4.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 1.11Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Macomb (23%)Watseka (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DonovanFew work in Table Grove

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 227Highest 98.4Lowest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Table Grove vs Donovan

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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