Rankings · How Eldorado ranks in IL
Eldorado makes Illinois’s top 10 on 2 lists
Eldorado is ranked on 29 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
29
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #6 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Less snow than 98% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Eldorado’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Less snow than 98% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
7.5 in of snow a year
Steadier prices than 96% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+31.1% in home prices, 5 years
Older than 90% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
46.6 median age
Fewer kids than 90% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
17.6% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 90% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
202 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 87% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.7% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 85% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.5% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Eldorado does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Eldorado marked.
At a glance
Eldorado lands in the top half on 5 of 19 lists
Each dot is Eldorado’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Eldorado does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for affordability
Lists where Eldorado sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.