Rankings · How Seward ranks in IL
Seward ranks #7 in Illinois for growth
Seward is ranked on 33 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
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #7 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Seward’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
4.5% of residents are 65+
Younger than 96% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
32.3 median age
More kids than 96% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
30.5% of residents are under 18
Drier than 79% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 77% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 65% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.1° January low
Less snow than 57% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
25 in of snow a year
Steadier prices than 55% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+46.9% in home prices, 5 years
Hotter summers than 51% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.5° July high
Longer growing season than 51% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
184 days between frosts
Where it shines
The lists Seward does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Seward marked.
At a glance
Seward lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Seward’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Seward does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
4 spots from the top 3 for growth
Lists where Seward sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Seward out-ranks 0 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.