Rankings · How Brookside ranks in IL
Brookside ranks #16 in Illinois for cheap rent
Brookside is ranked on 34 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
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #16 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Less snow than 99% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Brookside’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Less snow than 99% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
6.5 in of snow a year
More vacation homes than 98% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
6.6% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 97% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
14.8% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 96% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
204 days between frosts
Wetter than 92% of IL towns
DrierWetter
44 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 87% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
22.7° January low
Hotter summers than 87% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.7° July high
Faster-rising prices than 72% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+54.1% in home prices, 5 years
Older than 70% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
43.0 median age
Fewer seniors than 63% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.8% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Brookside does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brookside marked.
At a glance
Brookside lands in the top half on 4 of 20 lists
Each dot is Brookside’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Brookside does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Brookside out-ranks 0 of its 2 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.