Rankings · How Bristol ranks in IL
Bristol ranks #18 in Illinois for growth
Bristol is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Bristol does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bristol marked.
At a glance
Bristol lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Bristol’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Bristol does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 94% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Bristol’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 94% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
166 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 93% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
11.3% of residents are 65+
More kids than 92% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
28.7% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 86% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+58.8% in home prices, 5 years
Younger than 84% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
36.4 median age
Colder winters than 75% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.1° January low
Drier than 75% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 64% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 57% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.2° July high
More snow than 51% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
28 in of snow a year
Next door
Bristol out-ranks 3 of its 4 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.