Rankings · How Riverside ranks in IL
Riverside ranks #14 in Illinois for library visits
Riverside is ranked on 32 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 15.
Lists ranked on
32
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #14 most-used libraries
Top-quarter finishes
15
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer homes per newcomer than 95% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Riverside’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 95% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
21.2 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More snow than 94% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
42 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 94% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
203 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 85% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+39.7% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 83% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
26.1% of residents are under 18
Older than 62% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.0 median age
More seniors than 60% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.7% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 56% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Riverside out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
LyonsRiversideNorth RiversideLyonsBrookfieldRiverside
Riverside leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Riverside does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Riverside marked.
At a glance
Riverside lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Riverside’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Riverside does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
4 spots from the top 10 for library visits
Lists where Riverside sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.