Friday, September 5, 2014

5 of the Most Boring Cities in Illinois

Illinois has a lot of interesting things going for it -- restaurants, museums, state parks, Lake Michigan, Lincoln historic sites. Plus, there's never a dull moment in Illinois politics. But mile after mile after corn fields, though pretty, can get monotonous, and not every Illinois city has a lot going on. Movoto's real estate blog made a list of the 10 most boring places in Illinois.



Movoto made the list by ranking the 100 most populous cities in Illinois, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, on the following criteria:



Least nightlife and live music venues per capita

Least active life options per capita

Most fast food venues per capita

Lowest percentage of non-fast food restaurants

Lowest percentage of residents ages 18 to 34



Here are the 10th through sixth most boring places in Illinois:



10) Streamwood Population 40,000. Here is how Streamwood ranks in each category:



Nightlife: 84th

Music venues per capita: 43rd

Active life options: 84th

Fast food venues: 53rd

Non-fast food options: 92nd

Youth population: 39th



9) Vernon Hills Population 26,000. Here is how Vernon Hills ranks in each category:



Nightlife: 46th

Music venues per capita: 56th

Active life options: 25th

Fast food venues: 99th

Non-fast food options: 92nd

Youth population: 85th





8) Oswego Population 32,000. Here is how Oswego ranks in each category:



Nightlife: 64th

Music venues per capita: 56th

Active life options: 33rd

Fast food venues: 86th

Non-fast food options: 88th

Youth population: 77th





6) Hanover Park (tie) Population 39,000. Here is how Hanover Park ranks in each category:



Nightlife: 94th

Music venues per capita: 39th

Active life options: 92nd

Fast food venues: 63rd

Non-fast food options: 100th

Youth population: 19th



6) Bolingbrook (tie) Population 74,000. Here is how Bolingbrook ranks in each category:



Nightlife: 88th

Music venues per capita: 56th

Active life options: 86th

Fast food venues: 52nd

Non-fast food options: 65th

Youth population: 60th



See the fifth through number one most boring places in Illinois at Reboot Illinois, including the town that was ranked as having the worst nightlife in the state.





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