Rankings · How Marion ranks in IL
Marion ranks #18 in Illinois for graduation rate
Marion is ranked on 34 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Colder winters than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Marion’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 96% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.1° January low
Older than 89% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
46.3 median age
Faster-rising prices than 85% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+58.5% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer kids than 81% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.3% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 79% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
More seniors than 78% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.2% of residents are 65+
Shorter growing season than 76% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
174 days between frosts
Drier than 69% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 67% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.6% of homes are seasonal
More snow than 67% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
32 in of snow a year
Next door
Marion out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
ByronPine RockScottRockvaleRockfordMarion
Marion leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Marion does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marion marked.
At a glance
Marion lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Marion’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Marion does best come first.
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