Rankings · How Oblong ranks in IL
Oblong ranks #5 in Illinois for cheap rent
Oblong is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #5 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Oblong does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oblong marked.
At a glance
Oblong lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Oblong’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Oblong does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Wetter than 93% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Oblong’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 93% of IL towns
DrierWetter
45 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 83% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.8° January low
Hotter summers than 80% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.6° July high
Less snow than 79% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
14 in of snow a year
More seniors than 77% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.9% of residents are 65+
Older than 72% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
43.3 median age
Longer growing season than 72% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
190 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 66% of IL towns