Rankings · How Sharon ranks in IL
Sharon ranks #21 in Illinois for growth
Sharon is ranked on 30 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
30
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #21 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 95% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Sharon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 95% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
10.5% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 95% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 92% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.9% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 90% of IL towns
DrierWetter
43 in of rain + melted snow a year
Less snow than 84% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
13 in of snow a year
Hotter summers than 83% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.1° July high
Longer growing season than 83% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
196 days between frosts
Milder winters than 81% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.3° January low
Older than 65% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.4 median age
Where it shines
The lists Sharon does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sharon marked.
At a glance
Sharon lands in the top half on 5 of 18 lists
Each dot is Sharon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Sharon does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Sharon out-ranks 1 of its 2 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.