Rankings · How Makanda ranks in IL
Makanda ranks #69 in Illinois for conserved land
Makanda 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: #69 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
People
Top 9% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Wetter than 99% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Makanda’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 99% of IL towns
DrierWetter
48 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 97% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
24.4° January low
Hotter summers than 88% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.8° July high
Less snow than 87% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
11 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 83% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
195 days between frosts
More kids than 71% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.3% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 67% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.6% of homes are seasonal
Older than 62% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.1 median age
More seniors than 58% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.5% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Makanda does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Makanda marked.
At a glance
Makanda lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Makanda’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Makanda does best come first.
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