Rankings · How Byron ranks in IL
Byron is #1 in Illinois for trails
Byron is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #1 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Byron marked.
What kind of place
Colder winters than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Byron’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 96% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.1° January low
More year-round than 90% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More kids than 86% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
26.9% of residents are under 18
Younger than 82% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
36.7 median age
Cooler summers than 79% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
Shorter growing season than 76% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
174 days between frosts
Drier than 69% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 67% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
32 in of snow a year
Fewer seniors than 65% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.5% of residents are 65+
Faster-rising prices than 61% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+50.9% in home prices, 5 years
At a glance
Byron lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Byron’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Byron does best come first.
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