Rankings · How Yellowhead ranks in IL
How Yellowhead compares across Illinois
Yellowhead is ranked on 31 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents.
Lists ranked on
31
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #215 best schools
Top-quarter finishes
0
of 17 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Income
Top 37% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More kids than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Yellowhead’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More kids than 100% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
35.9% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 90% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.2% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 88% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
171 days between frosts
Younger than 80% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
37.3 median age
Wetter than 74% of IL towns
DrierWetter
40 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 71% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.0° July high
Less snow than 59% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
24 in of snow a year
Colder winters than 56% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.5° January low
Fewer seniors than 55% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.9% of residents are 65+
Faster-rising prices than 50% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+47.9% in home prices, 5 years
Next door
Yellowhead out-ranks 1 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.
MomenceSumnerWashingtonYellowhead
Yellowhead leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
At a glance
Yellowhead lands in the top half on 2 of 17 lists
Each dot is Yellowhead’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Yellowhead does best come first.
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