Rankings · How Oswego ranks in IL
Oswego ranks #8 in Illinois for new homes
Oswego is ranked on 35 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
35
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #8 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Oswego does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oswego marked.
At a glance
Oswego lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Oswego’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Oswego does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#8/431 HealthHealth →
Most active#92/819Fewest smokers#168/819Healthiest#189/817Fewest uninsured#195/819Lowest depression#206/819Closest to a top hospital#211/820Lowest obesity#550/819 SafetySafety →
Safest#71/321 People
Most educated#189/820 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#688/820 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 94% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Oswego’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 94% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
11% of residents are 65+
More kids than 84% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
26.3% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 73% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+54.2% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 71% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.4° January low
Younger than 69% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
38.7 median age
Drier than 67% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 60% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 57% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.2° July high
Fewer homes per newcomer than 56% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Longer growing season than 54% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
185 days between frosts
More snow than 51% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
28 in of snow a year
Next door
Oswego 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.