Rankings · How Ela ranks in IL
Ela ranks #20 in Illinois for staying active
Ela is ranked on 32 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
32
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #20 most active
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More snow than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Ela’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More snow than 96% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
43 in of snow a year
Cooler summers than 91% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.1° July high
Shorter growing season than 85% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
172 days between frosts
Colder winters than 75% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.1° January low
Drier than 71% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 67% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.8% of residents are under 18
Older than 66% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.4 median age
Fewer seniors than 65% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.5% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 65% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Steadier prices than 60% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.8% in home prices, 5 years
Where it shines
The lists Ela does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ela marked.
At a glance
Ela lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Ela’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Ela does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for health insurance
Lists where Ela sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Ela out-ranks 4 of its 8 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.