Downtown, 2008
Sidney Township’s story
189 years in pictures
Census counts: 480 in 1870, 1,208 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and a map from 1957 on.
- 1837Sidney Township is settled
Sidney TownshipIL
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,654
2025 Census estimate · −3% since 2020
Median home value
$218K
Census ACS
Household income
$107K
median
Median age
40.1
years
Jobs based here
185
A commuter town
Is Sidney Township a good place to live?
The best of Sidney Township’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Sidney Township’s median household income is $107,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Only 42 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Sidney Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sidney Township stand out
Where Sidney Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Sidney Township for work
Where Sidney Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
185jobs based in Sidney Township
2%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Sidney Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Sidney Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →HealthCarle Foundation Hospital 10.7 miles awayB+Open →SchoolsBeat 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduationBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 0.4% of households have no car; 3.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $218K, 3.3 years of the Champaign metro’s $66K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsD−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life1.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Sidney Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sidney Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIl American-Champaign water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sidney Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereChampaign County ClerkChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61877, 61849, 61802, 6187361877 89% · 61849 5% · 61802 2% · 61873 2%Census 2020
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 Sidney Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Sidney Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Sidney Township for work: only 2% work in town. 5.3% of Sidney Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Sidney Township has added 20 jobs, to 185 in 2023.
2%work in town
| Sidney Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Sidney Township2%
Champaign28%
Urbana18%
Chicago3%
Bloomington2%
12 mi
median commute distance
185
jobs based in Sidney Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB+
Sidney Township ranks healthier than 74% of the country’s towns
Sidney Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults binge drink in Sidney Township.
74%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Sidney Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better23 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Sidney Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.6% |
Carle Foundation Hospital
10.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Sidney Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Sidney Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Sidney 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.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–38°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsD−
0% of Sidney Township is conserved land
2.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Sidney Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,196 acres
2.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 22 attractions →American Football House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sidney Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
11 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
11 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
21 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
30 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
26 mi MuseumMonticello Railway MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, 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 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sidney Township
18pages on Sidney Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sidney Township
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity or college · Public · Champaign10.6 mi$16,004 in-state tuitionParkland CollegeCommunity college · Public · Champaign14.3 mi$4,284 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Sidney Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Sidney Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Sidney is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 61877
Sidney Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Sidney Township.
St. Joseph TownshipPhilo TownshipRaymond TownshipSouth Homer TownshipSidney Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B+ |
| St. Joseph Township | #288 | B+ | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Philo Township | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Raymond Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Homer Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B+ |
Sidney Township, Philo Township and South Homer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sidney Township, St. Joseph Township, Philo Township and South Homer Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Raymond Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sidney Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sidney Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sidney Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.