Rankings · How Addison ranks in IL
Addison ranks #6 in Illinois for kids’ library use
Addison is ranked on 39 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
39
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #6 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Addison does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Addison marked.
At a glance
Addison lands in the top half on 15 of 25 lists
Each dot is Addison’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Addison does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#42/819Lowest obesity#197/819Closest to a top hospital#338/820Fewest smokers#348/819Healthiest#423/817Most active#644/819Fewest uninsured#779/819 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#6/31Most library borrowing#90/262Most-used libraries#93/262 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#36/278Cheapest rent#494/799Lowest property tax#601/818Most affordable#667/819 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#164/431 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#378/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#167/321 People
Most educated#509/820 What kind of place
More snow than 94% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Addison’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More snow than 94% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
42 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 81% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
193 days between frosts
Fewer kids than 79% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.5% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 71% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.9° July high
Colder winters than 67% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.9° January low
Fewer seniors than 62% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.9% of residents are 65+
Drier than 56% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Older than 52% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
40.8 median age
More vacation homes than 51% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Steadier prices than 51% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+47.7% in home prices, 5 years
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for kids’ library use
Lists where Addison sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Addison out-ranks 0 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.