Rankings · How Champaign ranks in IL
Champaign ranks #24 in Illinois for library borrowing
Champaign is ranked on 37 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 9.
Lists ranked on
37
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #24 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
9
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Younger than 99% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Champaign’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 99% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
26.6 median age
Fewer kids than 94% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
15.9% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 94% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
10.9% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 85% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.4% of homes are seasonal
Longer growing season than 72% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
190 days between frosts
Milder winters than 68% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.9° January low
Wetter than 68% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 65% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.3° July high
Less snow than 62% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
21 in of snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 57% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.8% in home prices, 5 years
Where it shines
The lists Champaign does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Champaign marked.
At a glance
Champaign lands in the top half on 14 of 24 lists
Each dot is Champaign’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Champaign does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#26/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#36/431 People
Most educated#109/820 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#132/819Fewest smokers#239/819Healthiest#309/817Most active#310/819Fewest uninsured#486/819Lowest depression#540/819Closest to a top hospital#609/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#405/819Lowest property tax#417/818Cheapest rent#413/799Rent easiest to afford#242/278 SafetySafety →
Safest#282/321 Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where Champaign sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Champaign out-ranks 1 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.