Rankings · How Lake Bluff ranks in IL
Lake Bluff makes Illinois’s top 10 on 4 lists
Lake Bluff is ranked on 32 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 15.
Lists ranked on
32
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
4
Best: #2 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
15
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lake Bluff marked.
What kind of place
More vacation homes than 97% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Lake Bluff’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 97% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
4.6% of homes are seasonal
Older than 89% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
46.3 median age
Shorter growing season than 89% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
170 days between frosts
More seniors than 74% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.6% of residents are 65+
More snow than 74% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
34 in of snow a year
More kids than 68% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 61% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.7% in home prices, 5 years
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for staying active
Lists where Lake Bluff sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Lake Bluff lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Lake Bluff’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Lake Bluff does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Lake Bluff out-ranks 3 of its 4 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.