Rankings · How Bonus ranks in IL
How Bonus compares across Illinois
Bonus is ranked on 30 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents.
Lists ranked on
30
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #230 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
0
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Income
Top 31% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Colder winters than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Bonus’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 96% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.2° January low
Shorter growing season than 94% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
166 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 91% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
11.7% of residents are 65+
Drier than 91% of IL towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 90% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.2° July high
More year-round than 86% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Older than 68% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.7 median age
More snow than 68% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
33 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 64% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.1% of residents are under 18
Next door
Bonus out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.
SpringBelvidereMarengoBonus
Bonus leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
At a glance
Bonus lands in the top half on 7 of 18 lists
Each dot is Bonus’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Bonus does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Where it shines
The lists Bonus does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bonus marked.