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Champaign is a mid-size city of 89,996 people in Champaign County, Illinois. It's part of the Champaign, IL area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
89,996people
$211kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
230Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 89,996
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,908 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- In the Champaign, IL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,330/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,055 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 19% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 31% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CMI airport
- 108 mi to IND (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Champaign County: D+24 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk