SadorusIL
A town of 390, settled in 1884.
Is Sadorus a good place to live?
Sadorus’ median age is 55.7 years, above both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Sadorus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
390 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Gies Memorial Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sadorus. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
12 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
16 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
13 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
12 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
25 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace MuseumPhoto credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, 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 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Sadorus: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sadorus, 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 Sadorus.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Sadorus than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
0.6% of working residents work locally in Sadorus, below both the Illinois town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Sadorus’ average trip to work is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Champaign (27%), Urbana (18%) and Chicago (5%).
| Sadorus | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Sadorus home is worth about $203K
The typical Sadorus home is worth about $203,000, up 9.3% in a year, 31% below the Illinois typical home. 87% of households own their home in Sadorus.
| Sadorus | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $925 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sadorus has four seasons and pleasant summers
Sadorus has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sadorus is
Sadorus beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 31% of Sadorus adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Sadorus | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sadorus | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Sadorus
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sadorus Community Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sadorus
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sadorus
About 2 of every 100 Sadorus residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Sadorus for work
Where Sadorus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sadorus
Village in Illinois, United States
Sadorus is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 402 at the 2020 census. Sadorus was the first town founded in Champaign County.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 688 ft
- ZIP code
- 61872
Questions about Sadorus
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sadorus, IL a good place to live?
Sadorus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.