Rankings · How Ridgewood ranks in IL
Ridgewood ranks #8 in Illinois for walkable streets
Ridgewood is ranked on 26 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
26
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #8 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 17 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Ridgewood’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 100% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
4.9% of residents are 65+
Faster-rising prices than 98% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+69.5% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 97% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
31.2% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 96% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 94% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
33.3 median age
Less snow than 71% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
17 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 62% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
188 days between frosts
Where it shines
The lists Ridgewood does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ridgewood marked.
At a glance
Ridgewood lands in the top half on 6 of 17 lists
Each dot is Ridgewood’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Ridgewood does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Ridgewood out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.