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Gifford is a tiny town of 822 people in Champaign County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Champaign, IL and 106 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $555 a month.
822people
$171kTypical home
$555/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
230Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 822
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,851 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 19 mi to Champaign, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,080/mo)
- Median rent $555/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,124 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CMI airport
- 100 mi to IND (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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