Rankings · How Metropolis ranks in IL
Metropolis ranks #5 in Illinois for conserved land
Metropolis is ranked on 38 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
38
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #5 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Metropolis’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 100% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
26.8° January low
Hotter summers than 100% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
89.2° July high
Wetter than 100% of IL towns
DrierWetter
50 in of rain + melted snow a year
Less snow than 97% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
8.9 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 97% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
206 days between frosts
More seniors than 87% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
24.1% of residents are 65+
Steadier prices than 85% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+39.4% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 80% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Older than 74% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
43.5 median age
Fewer kids than 63% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.2% of residents are under 18
Where it shines
The lists Metropolis does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Metropolis marked.
At a glance
Metropolis lands in the top half on 9 of 24 lists
Each dot is Metropolis’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Metropolis does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#37/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#157/431 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#292/820Fewest uninsured#591/819Lowest depression#736/819Lowest obesity#748/819Most active#763/819Fewest smokers#791/819Healthiest#797/817 SafetySafety →
Safest#239/321 People
Most educated#746/820 Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for conserved land
Lists where Metropolis sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.