Rankings · How Effingham ranks in IL
Effingham ranks #3 in Illinois for short commutes
Effingham is ranked on 38 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
38
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #3 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
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 Effingham marked.
At a glance
Effingham lands in the top half on 15 of 24 lists
Each dot is Effingham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Effingham does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#3/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Cheapest rent#55/799Rent easiest to afford#21/278Lowest property tax#228/818Most affordable#332/819 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#64/431 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#275/819Fewest uninsured#331/819Most active#494/819Healthiest#502/817Fewest smokers#528/819Lowest depression#540/819Closest to a top hospital#722/820 People
Most educated#391/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#259/321 What kind of place
Wetter than 91% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Effingham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 91% of IL towns
DrierWetter
44 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 83% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+40.5% in home prices, 5 years
Hotter summers than 82% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.8° July high
Milder winters than 81% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.2° January low
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 71% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.1% of residents are 65+
Younger than 61% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
39.6 median age
Fewer kids than 61% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.3% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 53% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Almost there
4 spots from the top 10 for library borrowing
Lists where Effingham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Effingham out-ranks 1 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.