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Urbana vs Cunningham Township

Next-door neighbors. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Urbana, ILA history townIllinois · 39,341 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.

UrbanaA history town
HistorySettled in 183328 places on the National Register Famous people76 notable peopleborn in Urbana Work20,968 jobsbased in Urbana, a regional job hub All about Urbana →
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 →
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Urbana

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.

Urbana$1,510/mo
Typical home $208K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.43% · or rent about $972/mo · Housing →
Cunningham Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 2.43% · or rent about $972/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Urbana 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

Urbana and Cunningham Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

UrbanaCunningham TownshipUrbanaCunningham Township
Urbana ↔ Cunningham Township0.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,493 Cunningham Township residents work in Urbana (20.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Cunningham Township →
Report cards

Cunningham Township places higher on 14 of 20 IL lists

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.

Safety
DUrbanaSafer than 13% of U.S. towns –Cunningham TownshipNot graded
Schools
–UrbanaNot graded DCunningham TownshipBetter than 12% of districts in the state
Health
A−UrbanaHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns B+Cunningham TownshipHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
3Urbana
14Cunningham Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #565#388 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #170#247 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #279#329 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #134#163 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 297 towns #266#265 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #185#184 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #215#214 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #336#335

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Urbana’s rankings →

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
UrbanaCunningham Township
Snow a year21″21″
January low18°F18°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)190d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
UrbanaCunningham Township
Trails9 mi9 mi
Conserved land7.5%7.5%
Settled1833—
National Register places28—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here76—
Community
UrbanaCunningham Township
Library hours a week69 hrs69 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.

UrbanaCunningham Township
People
Population 39,341 39,341
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.1% -7.1%
Median age 26.1±1.2 33% below IL 26.1±1.2 33% below IL
Kids under 18 13.2%±1.7 IL: 21.8% 13.2%±1.7 IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 11.5%±1.3 IL: 17% 11.5%±1.3 IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.7% IL: 37.8% 56.7% IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 35.6%±2.5 IL: 6.3% 35.6%±2.5 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,346±$5k 46% below IL $45,346±$5k 46% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $184,900±$10k 30% below IL $184,900±$10k 30% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $972±$33 24% below IL $972±$33 24% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,491 15% below IL $4,491 15% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±4.5 IL: 47.9% 58.3%±4.5 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 28% IL: 11.8% 28% IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 37.3% IL: 67.1% 37.3% IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980 9 yrs newer than IL 1980 9 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 min 49% below IL 14 min 49% below IL
Work from home 18.6%±2.6 IL: 15.9% 18.6%±2.6 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 20.1% 20.1%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 mi 3.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.69 1.69
Top workplaceoutside town Champaign (38%)Champaign (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cunningham Township20% work in Urbana
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5% 7.5%
Trailsmapped miles 8.5 mi 8.5 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 25 25
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.6 94.6
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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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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