Rankings · How El Paso ranks in IL
How El Paso compares across Illinois
El Paso is ranked on 34 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #120 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
0
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 28% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More year-round than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just El Paso’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More year-round than 96% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 84% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
173 days between frosts
Drier than 80% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Younger than 74% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
38.2 median age
More kids than 73% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.5% of residents are under 18
Colder winters than 64% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.2° January low
Fewer seniors than 60% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.2% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 60% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.1° July high
Faster-rising prices than 53% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+48.6% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 51% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
28 in of snow a year
At a glance
El Paso lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is El Paso’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where El Paso does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#120/431 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#355/820 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#331/819Most active#494/819Healthiest#585/817Fewest smokers#611/819Lowest obesity#621/819Lowest depression#736/819Closest to a top hospital#773/820 People
Most educated#566/820 Where it shines
The lists El Paso does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with El Paso marked.