Rankings · How Buffalo ranks in IL
How Buffalo compares across Illinois
Buffalo 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 3.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #75 most-used libraries
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 21% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 99% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Buffalo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 99% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
161 days between frosts
Colder winters than 98% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.0° January low
Younger than 92% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
34.4 median age
More vacation homes than 84% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.4% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 84% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.4° July high
More seniors than 74% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.6% of residents are 65+
More snow than 62% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
31 in of snow a year
Wetter than 61% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 58% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+50.1% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 54% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.8% of residents are under 18
Where it shines
The lists Buffalo does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Buffalo marked.
At a glance
Buffalo lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Buffalo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Buffalo does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#154/384 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#406/820 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#331/819Lowest depression#540/819Most active#561/819Fewest smokers#611/819Healthiest#649/817Closest to a top hospital#717/820Lowest obesity#748/819 People
Most educated#680/820 Next door
Buffalo 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.
Eagle PointWoosungLincolnBuffalo