Rankings · How Lena ranks in IL
Lena ranks #27 in Illinois for cheap rent
Lena 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 2.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #27 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 16% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Colder winters than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Lena’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 100% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
11.9° January low
More year-round than 97% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 97% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
165 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 95% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.8° July high
More kids than 81% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.8% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 78% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.1% of residents are 65+
More snow than 77% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Wetter than 60% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Older than 55% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
41.2 median age
Steadier prices than 53% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+47.1% in home prices, 5 years
Where it shines
The lists Lena does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lena marked.
At a glance
Lena lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Lena’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Lena does best come first.
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