Rankings · How Wheeling ranks in IL
Wheeling ranks #25 in Illinois for low obesity
Wheeling 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 10.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #25 lowest obesity
Top-quarter finishes
10
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Wheeling does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wheeling marked.
At a glance
Wheeling lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Wheeling’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Wheeling does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Cooler summers than 80% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Wheeling’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 80% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.5° July high
Drier than 77% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 74% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
34 in of snow a year
Older than 69% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
42.8 median age
Shorter growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
176 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 66% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 64% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.2% of residents are 65+
Steadier prices than 62% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.6% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 60% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.3° January low
Fewer kids than 58% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.6% of residents are under 18
Next door
Wheeling out-ranks 4 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.