Rankings · How Shields ranks in IL
Shields ranks #18 in Illinois for graduation rate
Shields is ranked on 34 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 14.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #18 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
14
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Younger than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Shields’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 100% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
25.5 median age
Cooler summers than 99% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
81.7° July high
Fewer kids than 94% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16% of residents are under 18
Drier than 94% of IL towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 90% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 89% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
170 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 83% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.7% of residents are 65+
More snow than 74% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
34 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 63% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.4° January low
Where it shines
The lists Shields does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Shields marked.
At a glance
Shields lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Shields’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Shields does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Shields out-ranks 2 of its 8 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.