Rankings · How Flagg ranks in IL
How Flagg compares across Illinois
Flagg is ranked on 38 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Lists ranked on
38
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
1
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 31% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Colder winters than 95% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Flagg’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 95% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.3° January low
Shorter growing season than 93% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
168 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 87% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.3° July high
More vacation homes than 86% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.5% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 81% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
37.1 median age
Fewer seniors than 63% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.7% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 62% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.2% of residents are under 18
More snow than 56% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
28 in of snow a year
Drier than 56% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 53% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+48.6% in home prices, 5 years
Next door
Flagg out-ranks 1 of its 2 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.
DementReynoldsRochelleWhite RockHillcrestLafayetteFlagg
Flagg leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
At a glance
Flagg lands in the top half on 7 of 24 lists
Each dot is Flagg’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Flagg does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#252/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#69/278Most affordable#312/819Lowest property tax#331/818Cheapest rent#347/799 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#375/819Fewest smokers#432/819Closest to a top hospital#521/820Most active#561/819Healthiest#581/817Fewest uninsured#701/819Lowest obesity#748/819