Rankings · How Mattoon ranks in IL
How Mattoon compares across Illinois
Mattoon is ranked on 39 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
39
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #17 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 9% on average
★ What stands out · At a glance
Mattoon lands in the top half on 9 of 25 lists
Each dot is Mattoon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Mattoon does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Cheapest rent#65/799Most affordable#77/819Rent easiest to afford#32/278Lowest property tax#101/818 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#101/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#201/431 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#17/31Most-used libraries#189/262Most library borrowing#199/262 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#486/819Lowest obesity#621/819Most active#700/819Lowest depression#736/819Healthiest#744/817Fewest smokers#757/819Closest to a top hospital#784/820 People
Most educated#624/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#258/321 What kind of place
Longer growing season than 85% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Mattoon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 85% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
199 days between frosts
Wetter than 79% of IL towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Less snow than 78% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
15 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 77% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.9° January low
Fewer kids than 69% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.6% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 69% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.6° July high
Faster-rising prices than 64% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+51.7% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 57% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 56% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.3% of residents are 65+
Older than 51% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
40.8 median age
Next door
Mattoon out-ranks 1 of its 2 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.