Rankings · How York ranks in IL
York ranks #4 in Illinois for growth
York is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #4 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer kids than 100% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just York’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 100% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
8% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 100% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
13.8% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 97% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
13.1° January low
Longer growing season than 83% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
195 days between frosts
Drier than 77% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 69% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
33 in of snow a year
Fewer seniors than 66% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.3% of residents are 65+
Cooler summers than 61% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.2° July high
Older than 60% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
41.8 median age
Where it shines
The lists York does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with York marked.
At a glance
York lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is York’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where York does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for growth
Lists where York sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
York 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.