Rankings · How Decatur ranks in IL
How Decatur compares across Illinois
Decatur is ranked on 38 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
38
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #71 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 11% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Decatur does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Decatur marked.
At a glance
Decatur lands in the top half on 8 of 24 lists
Each dot is Decatur’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Decatur does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#90/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#80/819Lowest property tax#141/818Cheapest rent#184/799Rent easiest to afford#71/278 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#375/819Fewest uninsured#591/819Closest to a top hospital#695/820Fewest smokers#697/819Most active#740/819Healthiest#772/817Lowest obesity#794/819 People
Most educated#564/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#360/431 SafetySafety →
Safest#305/321 What kind of place
Less snow than 82% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Decatur’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Less snow than 82% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
14 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 76% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
192 days between frosts
More seniors than 73% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.3% of residents are 65+
Milder winters than 71% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.5° January low
Hotter summers than 67% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.4° July high
Younger than 64% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
39.2 median age
Fewer kids than 64% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 61% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.7% in home prices, 5 years
Wetter than 56% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 53% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Decatur out-ranks 0 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.