Rankings · How Towanda ranks in IL
Towanda ranks #5 in Illinois for growth
Towanda is ranked on 30 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
Lists ranked on
30
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #5 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
8
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More kids than 99% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Towanda’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More kids than 99% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
34.2% of residents are under 18
Shorter growing season than 85% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
172 days between frosts
Less snow than 65% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
20 in of snow a year
Younger than 64% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
39.3 median age
Drier than 62% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 59% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.0° July high
Fewer seniors than 56% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.8% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 54% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 53% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.6° January low
Where it shines
The lists Towanda does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Towanda marked.
At a glance
Towanda lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Towanda’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Towanda does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for growth
Lists where Towanda sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.