Rankings · How Oregon ranks in IL
How Oregon compares across Illinois
Oregon is ranked on 34 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #102 safest
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 17% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Shorter growing season than 99% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Oregon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Shorter growing season than 99% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
161 days between frosts
Colder winters than 96% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.2° January low
More year-round than 89% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Faster-rising prices than 88% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+59.7% in home prices, 5 years
Older than 82% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
45.0 median age
More seniors than 82% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.8% of residents are 65+
Cooler summers than 79% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
More snow than 67% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
32 in of snow a year
More kids than 56% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.9% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 50% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Oregon does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oregon marked.
At a glance
Oregon lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Oregon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Oregon does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#248/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#102/321 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#331/819Fewest smokers#528/819Lowest depression#540/819Most active#561/819Healthiest#622/817Closest to a top hospital#681/820Lowest obesity#704/819 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#253/431