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About Chatham
Village in Illinois, United StatesChatham is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south of Springfield. The population was 11,500 as of the 2010 census and 14,377 as of 2020. The village lies along the original alignment of historic U.S. Route 66 (Illinois Route 4). Chatham is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Chatham
The typical Chatham home is worth about $309,000, up 6.9% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Health in Chatham
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Chatham
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Chatham
All Chatham schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Chatham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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