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Versailles vs Ashley

133 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Ashley) and property tax bill (+42% in Versailles).

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Versailles, ILA small town of 441Illinois · 441 people
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Ashley, ILHomes around $148KIllinois · 412 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.

VersaillesA small town of 441
Quiet strengthsVersailles doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Versailles →
AshleyHomes around $148K
Housing$148K typical home50% below the IL typical home All about Ashley →
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.

Jobs per worker3.2×
Ashley is more of a job hub
Ashley 0.32Versailles 0.10
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Versailles
Versailles $1,706Ashley $1,198
Typical home built20 yrs
Versailles’s homes are older
Ashley 1958Versailles 1938
Street grid+50%
Versailles has the more walkable street grid
Versailles 69.5Ashley 46.2
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Ashley

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.

Versailles$620/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $844/mo · Housing →
Ashley$960/mo
Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $729/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Ashley and Versailles.

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
VersaillesAshley
Snow a year14″12″
January low—21°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th71st
Outdoors & history
VersaillesAshley
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos2—
Community
VersaillesAshley
Library hours a week—15 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

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VersaillesILAshleyIL
Versailles ↔ Ashley133 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.

VersaillesAshley
People
Population 441Highest 412Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -13.8%
Median age 31.5±11Lowest 19% below IL 32.7±6.4Highest 16% below IL
Ashley and Versailles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.6%±3.8Highest IL: 21.8% 35%±5.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Versailles and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±4.5Highest IL: 17% 14.1%±7Lowest IL: 17%
Versailles and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 1.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±2.4Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±4.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Versailles and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,750±$34kLowest 42% below IL $49,559±$6kHighest 41% below IL
Ashley and Versailles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,100±$13kHighest 65% below IL $82,500±$28kLowest 69% below IL
Versailles and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $844±$472Highest 34% below IL $729±$75Lowest 43% below IL
Versailles and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,706Highest 68% below IL $1,198Lowest 77% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.2%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 50%±59.3Highest IL: 47.9%
Ashley and Versailles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 34.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 74.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1958Highest 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 15% below IL 26 minHighest 5% below IL
Work from home 6.3%±6.4Highest IL: 15.9% 0.7%±1.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Versailles and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Sterling (35%)Nashville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AshleyFew work in Versailles
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 69.5Highest 46.2Lowest
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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