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Table Grove vs Flat Rock

178 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.9× in Table Grove) and property tax bill (2× in Table Grove).

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Table Grove, ILA small town of 306Illinois · 306 people
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Flat Rock, ILA small town of 337Illinois · 337 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.

Table GroveA small town of 306
Quiet strengthsTable Grove doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Table Grove →
Flat RockA small town of 337
Quiet strengthsFlat Rock doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flat Rock →
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.

Street grid3.9×
Table Grove has the more walkable street grid
Table Grove 227Flat Rock 58.3
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Table Grove
Table Grove $1,489Flat Rock $744
★ 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.

Table Grove$520/mo
Typical home $76K (Census) · tax rate 1.97% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →
Flat Rock$410/mo
Typical home $67K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Table Grove and Flat Rock.

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 GroveFlat Rock
Snow a year21″12″
January low16°F23°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)185d193d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th58th
Outdoors & history
Table GroveFlat Rock
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.5%0%
Settled—1876
National Register places1—
Archive photos13
Famous people born here12
Community
Table GroveFlat Rock
Library hours a week—13 hrs
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

178 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Table GroveILFlat RockIL
Table Grove ↔ Flat Rock178 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.

Table GroveFlat Rock
People
Population 306Lowest 337Highest
Median age 39±12.1Lowest about the IL average 41.5±18.3Highest 6% above IL
Flat Rock 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% 17.5%±7.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Table Grove and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±3Lowest IL: 17% 21.4%±3.7Highest IL: 17%
Flat Rock and Table Grove 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% 7.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±5Highest IL: 6.3% 2.1%±4.3Lowest IL: 6.3%
Table Grove and Flat Rock 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 $51,667±$24kLowest 38% below IL
Table Grove and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,500±$9kHighest 71% below IL $66,600±$10kLowest 75% below IL
Table Grove and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $794±$149 38% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,489Highest 72% below IL $744Lowest 86% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.2%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Table Grove and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 11.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 87.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 21 yrs older than IL 1954Highest 17 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 11% below IL 26 minHighest 7% below IL
Work from home 2.5%±4.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 5.5%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Flat Rock and Table Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Macomb (23%)Robinson (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flat RockFew work in Table Grove
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 227Highest 58.3Lowest
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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