Rankings · How Wade ranks in IL
How Wade compares across Illinois
Wade is ranked on 35 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
35
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #93 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 16% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Wade does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wade marked.
At a glance
Wade lands in the top half on 9 of 22 lists
Each dot is Wade’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Wade does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Wetter than 93% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Wade’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 93% of IL towns
DrierWetter
45 in of rain + melted snow a year
More seniors than 91% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
24.8% of residents are 65+
Older than 86% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
45.7 median age
More year-round than 86% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 82% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.6° January low
Hotter summers than 79% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.5° July high
Less snow than 75% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
16 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 74% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.3% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 72% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
190 days between frosts
Next door
Wade out-ranks 0 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.