Rankings · How Riverwoods ranks in IL
Riverwoods makes Illinois’s top 10 on 4 lists
Riverwoods is ranked on 34 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 14.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
4
Best: #2 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
14
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Riverwoods marked.
What kind of place
Older than 97% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Riverwoods’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Older than 97% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
50.4 median age
More vacation homes than 96% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
4.5% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 95% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.8° July high
More seniors than 91% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
24.9% of residents are 65+
Drier than 87% of IL towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 74% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
34 in of snow a year
Shorter growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
176 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 64% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.0% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer kids than 58% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.6% of residents are under 18
Colder winters than 52% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.6° January low
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for household income
Lists where Riverwoods sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Riverwoods lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Riverwoods’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Riverwoods does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#2/819Lowest depression#8/819Fewest smokers#13/819Most active#20/819Healthiest#56/817Lowest obesity#76/819Closest to a top hospital#285/820 People
Most educated#17/820 SafetySafety →
Safest#41/321 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#232/431 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#763/820 Next door
Riverwoods out-ranks 0 of its 3 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.