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Seymour is a tiny town of 270 people in Champaign County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Champaign, IL and 123 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $1k a month.
270people
$136kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 270
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,903 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 8 mi to Champaign, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CMI airport
- 116 mi to IND (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 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
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.