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Sidney is a tiny town of 936 people in Champaign County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Champaign, IL and 104 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
936people
$198kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
22"Snow
230Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 936
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,500 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 12 mi to Champaign, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.5% 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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" 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 (329 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CMI airport
- 97 mi to IND (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 215 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 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