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Mahomet is a big small town of 10,049 people in Champaign County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Champaign, IL and 120 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,049people
$299kTypical home
$1,396/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,049
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,034 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Champaign, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,886/mo)
- Median rent $1,396/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to CMI airport
- 115 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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