AyersIL
A town of 346. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
What makes Ayers stand out
The thing Ayers does most differently from other towns.
346 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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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.
Where working residents work
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage High School | 9–12 | 121 | B− |
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.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Ayers is
Ayers beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Ayers | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
0% of Ayers is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Broadlands Community Park | — | 1 |
99% of working residents leave Ayers for work
Where Ayers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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.
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- Population
- 421
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft