Rankings · How Whitmore ranks in IL
How Whitmore compares across Illinois
Whitmore 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 4.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #94 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 20% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Older than 95% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Whitmore’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Older than 95% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
48.7 median age
More year-round than 87% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 83% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.2% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 76% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
192 days between frosts
Milder winters than 70% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.2° January low
Hotter summers than 66% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.4° July high
Less snow than 64% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
21 in of snow a year
More kids than 63% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.6% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 52% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Next door
Whitmore 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.
OakleyDecaturHickory PointFriends CreekDecaturWhitmore
Whitmore leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Whitmore does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Whitmore marked.
At a glance
Whitmore lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Whitmore’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Whitmore does best come first.
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