Rankings · How Bowling ranks in IL
Bowling ranks #180 in Illinois for cheap rent
Bowling is ranked on 31 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
31
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #180 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 17 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 30% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Bowling does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bowling marked.
At a glance
Bowling lands in the top half on 7 of 17 lists
Each dot is Bowling’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Bowling does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
More year-round than 93% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Bowling’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More year-round than 93% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 91% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
25% of residents are 65+
Older than 87% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
46.0 median age
Colder winters than 86% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
14.4° January low
Steadier prices than 82% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+40.9% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 79% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Drier than 74% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Shorter growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
176 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 66% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.1° July high
More kids than 64% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.7% of residents are under 18
Next door
Bowling out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.