Rankings · How Waterloo ranks in IL
Waterloo ranks #48 in Illinois for growth
Waterloo is ranked on 37 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
37
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #48 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
8
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Less snow than 97% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Waterloo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Less snow than 97% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
8.8 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 95% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
23.6° January low
Hotter summers than 94% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
88.2° July high
Wetter than 90% of IL towns
DrierWetter
43 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 84% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
197 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 73% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 67% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.6% of residents are 65+
Older than 57% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
41.5 median age
Fewer kids than 55% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.9% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 55% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.1% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer homes per newcomer than 50% of IL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Where it shines
The lists Waterloo does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Waterloo marked.
At a glance
Waterloo lands in the top half on 19 of 23 lists
Each dot is Waterloo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Waterloo does best come first.
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