Rankings · How Quincy ranks in IL
Quincy ranks #7 in Illinois for short commutes
Quincy is ranked on 37 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
37
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #7 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Longer growing season than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Quincy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 96% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
204 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 81% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.7° July high
Steadier prices than 76% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+42.1% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 72% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.7° January low
Less snow than 71% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
17 in of snow a year
Wetter than 68% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
More seniors than 65% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.3% of residents are 65+
Younger than 60% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
39.7 median age
Fewer kids than 59% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.5% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 52% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Where it shines
The lists Quincy does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Quincy marked.
At a glance
Quincy lands in the top half on 12 of 23 lists
Each dot is Quincy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Quincy does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#7/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Lowest property tax#168/818Cheapest rent#174/799Rent easiest to afford#73/278Most affordable#254/819 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#26/820Fewest uninsured#331/819Lowest depression#540/819Lowest obesity#550/819Most active#561/819Healthiest#601/817Fewest smokers#611/819 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#143/431 People
Most educated#419/820 Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Quincy sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Quincy out-ranks 0 of its 2 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.