Rankings · How Park Forest ranks in IL
Park Forest ranks #105 in Illinois for conserved land
Park Forest is ranked on 38 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
38
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #105 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 14% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Park Forest does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Park Forest marked.
At a glance
Park Forest lands in the top half on 5 of 24 lists
Each dot is Park Forest’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Park Forest does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#138/819Lowest property tax#414/818Rent easiest to afford#154/278Cheapest rent#554/799 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#124/819Fewest smokers#432/819Closest to a top hospital#473/820Fewest uninsured#591/819Lowest obesity#621/819Healthiest#682/817Most active#700/819 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#259/431 People
Most educated#496/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#238/321 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#702/820 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 91% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Park Forest’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 91% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+61.0% in home prices, 5 years
Younger than 81% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
36.9 median age
Wetter than 73% of IL towns
DrierWetter
40 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 72% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.9° July high
Fewer seniors than 70% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.8% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 63% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More kids than 58% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.1% of residents are under 18
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
Colder winters than 52% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.6° January low
Next door
Park Forest out-ranks 2 of its 6 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.