Rankings · How Scott AFB ranks in IL
Scott AFB makes Illinois’s top 10 on 2 lists
Scott AFB is ranked on 30 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 9.
Lists ranked on
30
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #5 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
9
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More kids than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Scott AFB’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More kids than 100% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
35.9% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 100% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
0.8% of residents are 65+
Younger than 99% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
26.6 median age
Hotter summers than 98% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
88.6° July high
Milder winters than 89% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
23.0° January low
Less snow than 88% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
11 in of snow a year
Wetter than 86% of IL towns
DrierWetter
43 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 69% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.7% of homes are seasonal
Longer growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
189 days between frosts
Where it shines
The lists Scott AFB does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Scott AFB marked.
At a glance
Scott AFB lands in the top half on 14 of 18 lists
Each dot is Scott AFB’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Scott AFB does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Scott AFB sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Scott AFB out-ranks 2 of its 4 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.