Rankings · How Mount Sterling ranks in IL
Mount Sterling ranks #4 in Illinois for short commutes
Mount Sterling is ranked on 31 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
31
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #4 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer kids than 98% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Mount Sterling’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 98% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
13.6% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 90% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.1% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 84% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.7% of residents are 65+
Less snow than 83% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
14 in of snow a year
Hotter summers than 72% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.0° July high
Milder winters than 70% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.3° January low
Younger than 69% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
38.9 median age
Shorter growing season than 58% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
179 days between frosts
Wetter than 55% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Mount Sterling does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mount Sterling marked.
At a glance
Mount Sterling lands in the top half on 6 of 18 lists
Each dot is Mount Sterling’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Mount Sterling does best come first.
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