Rankings · How Melrose ranks in IL
Melrose ranks #39 in Illinois for short commutes
Melrose is ranked on 32 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
32
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #39 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Longer growing season than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Melrose’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 96% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
204 days between frosts
Older than 94% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
48.2 median age
Fewer kids than 81% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.3% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 81% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.7° July high
More year-round than 80% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 72% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.8° January low
Less snow than 71% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
17 in of snow a year
Wetter than 66% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
More seniors than 57% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.4% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Melrose does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Melrose marked.
At a glance
Melrose lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Melrose’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Melrose does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Melrose out-ranks 2 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.