Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,516, settled in 1832.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mahomet grades A− overall, 261st among Illinois's 767 graded towns. It is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $119K and its schools outperform 81% of the state's. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $352K, 5.4 years of the Champaign metro’s $66K median household income. 32% of residents are under 18 in Mahomet, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 103 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, at 271 acres.
Where Mahomet beats most towns.
7,258 counted in 2010 and 9,434 in 2020; an estimated 10,516 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.8% since 2020, after 30% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Mahomet is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 771 in 1880, a low of 473 in 1890, 9,434 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1965 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mahomet. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
11 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
13 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
19 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
14 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
11 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsGies 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 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mahomet, 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 Mahomet.
Mahomet has less no health insurance than most of Illinois and has commutes shorter than most of Illinois.
11 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The trail density in Mahomet is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Mahomet | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buffalo Trace Prairie | 6.7 mi | 266 |
| 2. River Bend Forest Preserve | 2.5 mi | 157 |
| 3. Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve | — | 271 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
8.4% of Mahomet adults have diabetes. Mahomet beats the Illinois average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Mahomet adults have high blood pressure.
| Mahomet | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mahomet | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mahomet’s property crime rate is 2.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Mahomet | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The average commute for its 4,292 working residents takes 20.6 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois. Jobs based here grew from 1,398 in 2013 to 2,012.
Most working residents leave Mahomet for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Mahomet grew to 2,012 in 2023, 614 more than in 2013. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Mahomet.
| Mahomet | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mahomet.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mahomet 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
The typical Mahomet home is worth about $352,000, up 3.8% in a year, 19% above the Illinois typical home.
| Mahomet | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,396 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mahomet
About 4 of every 100 Mahomet residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
5.9% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
Village in Illinois, United States
Mahomet () is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States, along the Sangamon River. The population was 9,434 at the 2020 census. Mahomet is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Champaign at the junction of Interstate 74 and Illinois Route 47.
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4 towns share a border with Mahomet.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahomet | #261 | A− | C− | A− | A− | A |
| Lake of the Woods | — | — | B− | — | A− | A |
| Mahomet Township | #332 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A |
| Hensley Township | — | — | B | — | B− | A |
| Newcomb Township | — | — | D | — | A− | A |
Lake of the Woods, Hensley Township and Newcomb Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lake of the Woods, Mahomet Township, Hensley Township and Newcomb Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mahomet with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mahomet grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #261 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Daniella Bunch and Dan Hornbuckle.
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