Rankings · How Oak Forest ranks in IL
Oak Forest ranks #54 in Illinois for safety
Oak Forest is ranked on 36 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
36
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #54 safest
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Oak Forest does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oak Forest marked.
At a glance
Oak Forest lands in the top half on 12 of 22 lists
Each dot is Oak Forest’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Oak Forest does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#76/819Fewest smokers#168/819Healthiest#174/817Closest to a top hospital#181/820Most active#187/819Lowest depression#285/819Fewest uninsured#486/819 SafetySafety →
Safest#54/321 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#154/431 People
Most educated#355/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#130/278Most affordable#512/819Cheapest rent#533/799Lowest property tax#590/818 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#701/820 What kind of place
Cooler summers than 72% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Oak Forest’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 72% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.9° July high
Wetter than 68% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer seniors than 63% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.8% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 62% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.2% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 61% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 58% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
179 days between frosts
More snow than 56% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
28 in of snow a year
Younger than 52% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
40.5 median age
Milder winters than 51% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.7° January low
Faster-rising prices than 51% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+48.3% in home prices, 5 years
Next door
Oak Forest out-ranks 3 of its 4 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.