Rankings · How Brookfield ranks in IL
Brookfield ranks #28 in Illinois for walkable streets
Brookfield is ranked on 36 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 11.
Lists ranked on
36
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
11
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 11% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Brookfield does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brookfield marked.
At a glance
Brookfield lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Brookfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Brookfield does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#76/819Most active#92/819Healthiest#92/817Fewest smokers#100/819Closest to a top hospital#104/820Lowest depression#206/819Fewest uninsured#486/819 SafetySafety →
Safest#47/321 People
Most educated#212/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#316/431 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#729/820 What kind of place
More snow than 94% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Brookfield’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 94% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
203 days between frosts
Fewer homes per newcomer than 91% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
15.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Steadier prices than 89% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+37.5% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer seniors than 76% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15% of residents are 65+
More kids than 71% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.3% of residents are under 18
Older than 59% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
41.6 median age
Drier than 59% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 58% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.2° July high
Milder winters than 56% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.0° January low
More year-round than 51% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for walkable streets
Lists where Brookfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Brookfield out-ranks 2 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.