Rankings · How Mount Prospect ranks in IL
Mount Prospect ranks #15 in Illinois for library borrowing
Mount Prospect is ranked on 38 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
38
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #15 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Mount Prospect does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mount Prospect marked.
At a glance
Mount Prospect lands in the top half on 17 of 24 lists
Each dot is Mount Prospect’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Mount Prospect does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#25/819Fewest smokers#58/819Healthiest#77/817Closest to a top hospital#98/820Lowest depression#124/819Most active#129/819Fewest uninsured#486/819 People
Most educated#146/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#149/321 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#398/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#222/431 What kind of place
Fewer homes per newcomer than 84% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Mount Prospect’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 84% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
9.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Cooler summers than 80% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.6° July high
More snow than 74% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
34 in of snow a year
Drier than 74% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Shorter growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
176 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 61% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.7% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 60% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.3° January low
More kids than 57% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.9% of residents are under 18
Older than 55% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
41.1 median age
More vacation homes than 52% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 51% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.7% of residents are 65+
Next door
Mount Prospect out-ranks 2 of its 3 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.