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Somer Township vs Cunningham Township

Next-door neighbors in Champaign County. The biggest differences: street grid (33.8× in Cunningham Township) and size (44.1× in Cunningham Township).

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Somer Township, ILA regional job hubChampaign County · 892 people
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Cunningham Township, ILA regional job hubChampaign County · 39,341 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Somer TownshipA regional job hub
Work626 jobsbased in Somer Township, a regional job hub All about Somer Township →
Cunningham TownshipA regional job hub
Work20,968 jobsbased in Cunningham Township, a regional job hub Outdoors#120 most walkable in IL8.5 miles of trails across 25 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 12%of IL districts All about Cunningham Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid33.8×
Cunningham Township has the more walkable street grid
Cunningham Township 94.6Somer Township 2.8
Size44.1×
Cunningham Township is the bigger place
Cunningham Township 39,341Somer Township 892
Homeowners+48.3 pts renters
Cunningham Township has more renters
Somer Township 85.6%Cunningham Township 37.3%
Trails3.9×
Cunningham Township has more miles of trail
Cunningham Township 8.5 miSomer Township 2.2 mi
In college+35.6 pts
Cunningham Township is more of a college town
Cunningham Township 35.6%Somer Township 0%
Bachelor’s degree++34.5 pts
More adults in Cunningham Township have a degree
Cunningham Township 56.7%Somer Township 22.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Somer Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Somer Township$1,830/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $1,113/mo · Housing →
Cunningham Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 2.43% · or rent about $972/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Somer Township and Cunningham Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Somer Township and Cunningham Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Somer TownshipCunningham TownshipSomer TownshipCunningham Township
Somer Township ↔ Cunningham Township5.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Somer TownshipNot graded DCunningham TownshipBetter than 12% of districts in the state
Health
–Somer TownshipNot graded B+Cunningham TownshipHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Somer TownshipCunningham Township
Snow a year21″21″
January low18°F18°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)190d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th39th
Outdoors & history
Somer TownshipCunningham Township
Trails2 mi9 mi
Conserved land0.3%7.5%
Settled1859—
Community
Somer TownshipCunningham Township
Library hours a week—69 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Somer TownshipCunningham Township
People
Population 892Lowest 39,341Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -22.1%Lowest -7.1%Highest
Median age 45.9±21.7Highest 18% above IL 26.1±1.2Lowest 33% below IL
Somer Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15%±7.6Highest IL: 21.8% 13.2%±1.7Lowest IL: 21.8%
Somer Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.6%±5.1Highest IL: 17% 11.5%±1.3Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 56.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 35.6%±2.5Highest IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,793±$55kHighest 24% above IL $45,346±$5kLowest 46% below IL
Somer Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $278,000±$102kHighest 6% above IL $184,900±$10kLowest 30% below IL
Somer Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,113±$62Highest 13% below IL $972±$33Lowest 24% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,441Lowest 16% below IL $4,491Highest 15% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.9%±48.4Highest IL: 47.9% 58.3%±4.5Lowest IL: 47.9%
Somer Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 28%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 37.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 6 yrs newer than IL 1980Highest 9 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 37% below IL 14 minLowest 49% below IL
Work from home 5.7%±3.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 18.6%±2.6Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 20.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Lowest 1.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Champaign (40%)Champaign (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cunningham TownshipFew work in Somer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 8.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 25Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 94.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#332 of 384 in IL
School district —University of Ill Lab School · Champaign/Ford ROE
High school in town —Urbana High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.9
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Urbana39,341 people · $185K homes
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Champaign89,996 people · $211K homes
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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