Rankings · How Elsah ranks in IL
Elsah ranks #150 in Illinois for conserved land
Elsah 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 4.
Lists ranked on
32
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #150 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 20% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More vacation homes than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Elsah’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 100% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
15.9% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 99% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
12.9% of residents are under 18
Younger than 97% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
30.5 median age
Longer growing season than 94% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
203 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 86% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.5° July high
Less snow than 84% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
13 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 84% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
22.0° January low
Wetter than 80% of IL towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer seniors than 53% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.3% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Elsah does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Elsah marked.
At a glance
Elsah lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Elsah’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Elsah does best come first.
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