Rankings · How Paris ranks in IL
Paris ranks #13 in Illinois for short commutes
Paris is ranked on 35 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
35
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #13 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Steadier prices than 97% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Paris’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 97% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+28.6% in home prices, 5 years
Wetter than 88% of IL towns
DrierWetter
43 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 86% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.5% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 81% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.2% of residents are under 18
Milder winters than 75% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.5° January low
More seniors than 72% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.2% of residents are 65+
Less snow than 68% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
19 in of snow a year
Older than 65% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.4 median age
Hotter summers than 64% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.3° July high
Shorter growing season than 58% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
179 days between frosts
Where it shines
The lists Paris does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Paris marked.
At a glance
Paris lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Paris’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Paris does best come first.
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