Rankings · How Carlyle ranks in IL
How Carlyle compares across Illinois
Carlyle 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 1.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #175 best schools
Top-quarter finishes
1
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 32% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More vacation homes than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Carlyle’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 96% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
3.5% of homes are seasonal
Longer growing season than 96% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
204 days between frosts
Fewer kids than 93% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.5% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 92% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
88.1° July high
Wetter than 90% of IL towns
DrierWetter
43 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 87% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
22.7° January low
Less snow than 86% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
12 in of snow a year
Steadier prices than 73% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+43.3% in home prices, 5 years
Older than 66% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.5 median age
More seniors than 61% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.9% of residents are 65+
Next door
Carlyle out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
LakeIrishtownWadeClementCarlyle
Carlyle leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
At a glance
Carlyle lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Carlyle’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Carlyle does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Where it shines
The lists Carlyle does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Carlyle marked.