Rankings · How Normal ranks in IL
Normal ranks #28 in Illinois for library borrowing
Normal is ranked on 37 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
37
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 7% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Younger than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Normal’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 100% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
25.0 median age
Less snow than 99% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
6.5 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 94% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.1% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 90% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
12.1% of residents are 65+
Shorter growing season than 85% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
172 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 82% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+57.3% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 63% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 60% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.0° July high
More year-round than 59% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 51% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.6° January low
Where it shines
The lists Normal does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Normal marked.
At a glance
Normal lands in the top half on 18 of 24 lists
Each dot is Normal’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Normal does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#54/820 People
Most educated#106/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#102/431 HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#239/819Most active#250/819Lowest obesity#275/819Fewest uninsured#331/819Healthiest#345/817Closest to a top hospital#711/820Lowest depression#806/819 Cost of livingHousing →
Cheapest rent#306/799Most affordable#409/819Lowest property tax#432/818Rent easiest to afford#251/278 SafetySafety →
Safest#252/321 Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for library borrowing
Lists where Normal sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Normal out-ranks 0 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.