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CompromiseIL
A town of 1,347.
Population
1,347
−9.6% since 2010
Median home value
$165K
Census ACS
Household income
$96K
median
Median age
45.4
years
Jobs based here
180
A commuter town
Small town
1,347 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Compromise
Most working residents leave Compromise for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Champaign (23%), Urbana (18%) and Rantoul (13%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
3%work in town
Where working residents work
In Compromise3%
Champaign23%
Urbana18%
Rantoul13%
Gifford3%
17 mi
median commute distance
180
jobs based in Compromise
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Compromise has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Compromise beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better20 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Compromise | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
Carle Foundation Hospital
15 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
53rd
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools
Compromise’s public schools outperform 51% of Illinois districts
The public schools Compromise’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Grade School | K–8 | 151 | B+ |
| Prairieview-Ogden Jr High Sch | 7–8 | 68 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Outdoors
0% of Compromise is conserved land
8.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 10 of 30,411 acres
8.2 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shortline Railroad Prairie | 0.8 mi | 8 |
| 2. Roessler Memorial Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Immanuel Lutheran Church Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Compromise for work
Where Compromise’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
180jobs based in Compromise
3%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Compromise
Township in Illinois, United States
Compromise Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,323 and it contained 586 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,323
- Area
- 48 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft