Rankings · How Hamel ranks in IL
Hamel ranks #78 in Illinois for growth
Hamel 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 6.
Lists ranked on
32
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #78 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 10% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Longer growing season than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Hamel’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 100% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
214 days between frosts
Less snow than 89% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
11 in of snow a year
More kids than 88% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
27.4% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 86% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.5° July high
Wetter than 85% of IL towns
DrierWetter
42 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 83% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
22.0° January low
Fewer seniors than 64% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.7% of residents are 65+
Younger than 60% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
39.8 median age
Faster-rising prices than 57% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.8% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 53% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Where it shines
The lists Hamel does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hamel marked.
At a glance
Hamel lands in the top half on 11 of 19 lists
Each dot is Hamel’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Hamel does best come first.
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