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Rantoul is a big small town of 12,421 people in Champaign County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Champaign, IL and 109 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $890 a month.
12,421people
$118kTypical home
$890/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
230Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,421
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,463 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Champaign, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (495 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,366 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CMI airport
- 105 mi to MDW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 591 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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