Rankings · How Mendota ranks in IL
Mendota ranks #57 in Illinois for safety
Mendota is ranked on 31 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
31
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #57 safest
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 18% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Mendota does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mendota marked.
At a glance
Mendota lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Mendota’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Mendota does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#57/321 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#161/820 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#375/819Fewest smokers#432/819Lowest obesity#460/819Closest to a top hospital#602/820Healthiest#600/817Most active#644/819Fewest uninsured#722/819 People
Most educated#553/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#384/431 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 84% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Mendota’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 84% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+40.1% in home prices, 5 years
Younger than 76% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
37.8 median age
More year-round than 76% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
176 days between frosts
Less snow than 56% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
25 in of snow a year
More kids than 54% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.7% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 52% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.3% of residents are 65+