Rankings · How Deerfield ranks in IL
Deerfield makes Illinois’s top 10 on 4 lists
Deerfield is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 16.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
4
Best: #2 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
16
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
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 Deerfield marked.
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for staying active
Lists where Deerfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Deerfield lands in the top half on 19 of 23 lists
Each dot is Deerfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Deerfield does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#2/819Most active#5/819Healthiest#10/817Fewest smokers#13/819Lowest depression#42/819Lowest obesity#76/819Closest to a top hospital#297/820 People
Most educated#8/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#18/431 SafetySafety →
Safest#85/321 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#516/820 What kind of place
Older than 80% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Deerfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Older than 80% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
44.5 median age
More snow than 74% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
34 in of snow a year
More kids than 72% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.4% of residents are under 18
Shorter growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
176 days between frosts
More homes per newcomer than 67% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.1 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Steadier prices than 64% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.0% in home prices, 5 years
More seniors than 61% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.8% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 56% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Deerfield out-ranks 2 of its 3 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.