Rankings · How Empire ranks in IL
Empire ranks #18 in Illinois for graduation rate
Empire is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 16% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Empire does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Empire marked.
At a glance
Empire lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Empire’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Empire does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
More year-round than 88% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Empire’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More year-round than 88% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 85% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
172 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 77% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+55.8% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 73% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.5% of residents are under 18
Less snow than 65% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
20 in of snow a year
Hotter summers than 62% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.2° July high
Younger than 58% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
39.9 median age
Fewer seniors than 56% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.7% of residents are 65+
Milder winters than 54% of IL towns