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Bolingbrook Ranked Among 'Most Boring Places in Illinois'
We don't know about you, but those look a lot like fightin' words to us.
Bolingbrook made the cut on an interesting list of towns that are "some real snoozers" in Illinois. The village was No. 6 on Movoto.com's list of the 10 Most Boring Places in Illinois, tying with Hanover Park.
We don't know about you, but we're a little insulted.
Real estate blog Movoto dug into the 100 most populated places in America and ranked them in six different categories, using data from Areavibes, Yelp and the U.S. Census (2010). The six criteria, according to the site, were:
- Nightlife per capita (bars, clubs, comedy, etc.)
- Live music venues per capita
- Active life options per capita (parks, outdoor activities, etc.)
- Fast food restaurants per capita (the fewer the better)
- Percentage of restaurants that are fast food (the lower the better)
- Percentage of young residents ages 20 to 34 (the higher the better)
Movoto also says the village offers few options for music venues and partiers.
"As far as physical activities, this place really didn’t have much to offer, ranking 86th in active life amenities," the site snipes. "They do have golf, but that’s pretty much the most boring sport you can find, especially if you’re a spectator. They also had parks, and you know nothing says 'Wow! Excitement!' like parks."
They did give Bolingbrook some credit: "Bolingbrook can say it has an international airport though. Why does that matter? Because it means the most exciting thing about this place is that you can easily get out."
"We’re not saying these places suck, and we’re not saying that people there suck," Movoto writes.
Gee thanks, Movoto.
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