Rankings · How Douglas ranks in IL
Douglas ranks #20 in Illinois for short commutes
Douglas 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 4.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #20 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Douglas does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Douglas marked.
At a glance
Douglas lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Douglas’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Douglas does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#20/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Cheapest rent#57/799Rent easiest to afford#22/278Lowest property tax#229/818Most affordable#350/819 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#195/819Lowest obesity#275/819Fewest smokers#432/819Most active#432/819Healthiest#454/817Lowest depression#540/819Closest to a top hospital#716/820 People
Most educated#393/820 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#199/384 What kind of place
Wetter than 90% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Douglas’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 90% of IL towns
DrierWetter
44 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 83% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+40.4% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 80% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
20.8° January low
Hotter summers than 78% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.4° July high
Less snow than 77% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
15 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 74% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
191 days between frosts
More seniors than 70% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 62% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.2% of residents are under 18
Older than 53% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
41.0 median age
More year-round than 52% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Douglas 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.