BroadlandsIL
A town of 303, settled in 1876.
Is Broadlands a good place to live?
Broadlands has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
303 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Broadlands: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Broadlands, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Broadlands.
Zillow puts the typical Broadlands home at about $180K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 9.7%. Broadlands’ midpoint rent stands at $940 a month. 80% of households live in a home they own in the town, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Broadlands | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $940 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a high hazard risk in Broadlands: inland flooding
Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in Broadlands since 1996. On expected storm and flood damage, Broadlands sits above 70% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Broadlands break down as 48% from inland flooding and 18% from drought. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Broadlands once, in 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Broadlands, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With only 0.8 jobs per working resident, most people in Broadlands work out of town
Broadlands’ typical household income is $64,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Broadlands for work; the rest commute out. The typical journey to work in the town is 29 minutes. Employers in Broadlands added 70 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 93.
| Broadlands | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Broadlands is
10% of Broadlands adults worry about having enough food. Against the Illinois average, Broadlands comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 32% have obesity, 20% get no exercise outside work.
| Broadlands | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Broadlands | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Broadlands Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
American Football House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Broadlands. Close and well known come first.
18 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
18 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
35 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
31 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
28 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
18 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsPhoto credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
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Everything we know about Broadlands
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Broadlands; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Broadlands residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Broadlands
Village in Illinois, United States
Broadlands is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, along the East Branch of the Embarras River. The population was 316 at the 2020 census. Originally owned by the Sullivant family, Broadlands was, at over 70,000 acres (280 km2), one of the world's largest farms in the late 1860s. Broadlands was sold to John T. Alexander in 1866, and it was broken up upon his death in 1876 to pay his creditors.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1876
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 681 ft
- ZIP code
- 61816
Questions about Broadlands
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Broadlands, IL a good place to live?
Broadlands has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.