Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Champaign Township grades A− overall, ranked 280th of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $100K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $294K for a typical one and 4.5 times the Champaign metro’s $66K median household income. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Champaign Township, above both the Illinois town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Champaign Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Champaign Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Champaign Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,727 in 1860, 88,302 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 4 maps from 1907 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Champaign Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
6 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
13 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
6 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
19 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
15 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace MuseumGies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Champaign Township, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Champaign Township.
Champaign Township trades workers with Champaign and other neighbors and has less no health insurance than most of Illinois.
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
10% of Champaign Township adults report frequent physical distress. Champaign Township beats the Illinois average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Champaign Township adults have obesity.
| Champaign Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Champaign Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Champaign CUSD 4. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Busey Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 444 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Champaign Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Champaign Township has about as many jobs (3,896) as working residents, but only 155 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17.4 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Champaign Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Champaign Township is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Champaign Township has lost 523 jobs, to 3,896 in 2023.
| Champaign Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.0 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Champaign Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Champaign Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. William A. Smith Park at Prairie Fields | — | 10 |
| 2. Burwash Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. John L. Jones Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Champaign Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Champaign Township
About 8 of every 100 Champaign Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Champaign ( sham-PAYN) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in the state outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020. Champaign shares the main campus of the University of Illinois with its twin city of Urbana and is also home to Parkland College, which gives the city a large student population during the academic year. Due to the university and a number of technology startup companies, it is often referred to as a hub of the Illinois Silicon P…
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7 towns share a border with Champaign Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Savoy (B−) comes closest. Urbana Township next door grades lower for schools (C− to Champaign Township’s B−) and higher for cost of living (B to C).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign Township | #280 | A− | C | — | B− | A |
| Champaign | #624 | C− | C− | C− | C | B+ |
| Champaign City Township | #504 | B− | C− | — | C | A− |
| Savoy | #448 | B− | C− | — | C | A |
| Scott Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hensley Township | — | — | B | — | B− | A |
| Urbana Township | #493 | B− | B | — | C− | B+ |
| Tolono Township | #488 | B− | C− | — | B | A |
Hensley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Champaign Township, Champaign City Township, Savoy, Hensley Township, Urbana Township and Tolono Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Scott Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Champaign Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Champaign Township grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #280 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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