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A town of 346. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.

Population
346
residents
Median home value
$138K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
95
A commuter town

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Small town

346 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ayers

Most working residents leave Ayers for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Urbana (26%), Champaign (24%) and Danville (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ayers1%
Urbana26%
Champaign24%
Danville3%
Chicago3%
19 mi
median commute distance
95
jobs based in Ayers
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Ayers’s public schools outperform 66% of Illinois districts

The public schools Ayers’s kids attend outperform 66% of Illinois’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Heritage High School9–12121B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state testsAll 1 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Ayers has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Ayers is

Ayers beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better22 too close to call4 worse
What stands outAyersIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.4%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.7%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.1%7.6%
Carle Foundation Hospital
18.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Ayers is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 14,567 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Broadlands Community Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Ayers for work

Where Ayers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Urbana Urbana 26% 24% → Champaign Champaign 24% 3% → Danville Danville 3% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% 3% → Homer Homer 3% 2% → Tuscola Tuscola 2% Ayers · 1% stay
95jobs based in Ayers
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ayers

Township in Illinois, United States

Ayers Township is one of thirty townships in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 421 and it contained 198 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
421
Area
23 sq mi
Elevation
702 ft

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