Rankings · How Sycamore ranks in IL
Sycamore ranks #16 in Illinois for affordable rent
Sycamore is ranked on 38 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 8.
Lists ranked on
38
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #16 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
8
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 13% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Sycamore does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sycamore marked.
At a glance
Sycamore lands in the top half on 17 of 24 lists
Each dot is Sycamore’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Sycamore does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#54/431 People
Most educated#173/820 HealthHealth →
Most active#187/819Fewest uninsured#195/819Healthiest#216/817Lowest obesity#230/819Fewest smokers#239/819Closest to a top hospital#344/820Lowest depression#375/819 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#16/278Cheapest rent#433/799Most affordable#533/819Lowest property tax#588/818 SafetySafety →
Safest#159/321 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#425/820 What kind of place
Colder winters than 91% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Sycamore’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 91% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.7° January low
More vacation homes than 89% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.9% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 87% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.3° July high
Younger than 86% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
36.1 median age
Fewer seniors than 86% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.2% of residents are 65+
Drier than 84% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 69% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+53.2% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 68% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
33 in of snow a year
Shorter growing season than 68% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
177 days between frosts
More kids than 62% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.5% of residents are under 18
More homes per newcomer than 58% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.4 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Next door
Sycamore out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.