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Williamson vs Waggoner

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8.6× in Waggoner) and typical home built (30 yrs in Williamson).

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Williamson, ILA small town of 160Illinois · 160 people
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Waggoner, ILHomes around $163KIllinois · 169 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.

WilliamsonA small town of 160
Quiet strengthsWilliamson doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Williamson →
WaggonerHomes around $163K
Housing$163K typical home45% below the IL typical home All about Waggoner →
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 grid8.6×
Waggoner has the more walkable street grid
Waggoner 121Williamson 14.0
Typical home built30 yrs
Williamson’s homes are older
Waggoner 1975Williamson 1945
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Williamson
Williamson $940Waggoner $780
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Waggoner

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.

Williamson$480/mo
Typical home $76K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →
Waggoner$1,130/mo
Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.08% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Waggoner and Williamson.

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
WilliamsonWaggoner
Snow a year14″16″
January low—19°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th53rd
Community
WilliamsonWaggoner
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

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WilliamsonWaggonerWilliamsonWaggoner
Williamson ↔ Waggoner28 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.

WilliamsonWaggoner
People
Population 160Lowest 169Highest
Median age 51±11.3Highest 31% above IL 48.1±1.3Lowest 23% above IL
Williamson and Waggoner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.8%±13.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 16%±11.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Waggoner and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±17.1Highest IL: 17% 8.3%±19.7Lowest IL: 17%
Williamson and Waggoner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 0.8%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±8.9Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±10.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Williamson and Waggoner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,841±$20kLowest 31% below IL $70,417±$27kHighest 16% below IL
Waggoner and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,800±$38kHighest 71% below IL $37,500±$27kLowest 86% below IL
Williamson and Waggoner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$316Highest 32% below IL $650±$523Lowest 49% below IL
Williamson and Waggoner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $940Highest 82% below IL $780Lowest 85% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.8%±90Highest IL: 47.9% 12.5%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Williamson and Waggoner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 18.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 61.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 26 yrs older than IL 1975Highest 4 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 10% above IL 32 minHighest 13% above IL
Work from home 6%±6.7Highest IL: 15.9% 2%±2.8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Williamson and Waggoner 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 21.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03 0.03
Top workplaceoutside town Highland (8%)Raymond (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WaggonerFew work in Williamson
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 14.0Lowest 121Highest
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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