ThomasboroIL
A town of 1,003, settled in 1865.
Is Thomasboro a good place to live?
The best of Thomasboro’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for schools. 15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Thomasboro, against 29% in Illinois’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Thomasboro has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Thomasboro stand out
Where Thomasboro beats most towns.
1,003 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Thomasboro grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Thomasboro is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
American Football House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thomasboro. Close and well known come first.
9 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
10 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
4 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
10 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
24 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
30 mi GardenRobert Allerton ParkPhoto credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, 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 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Thomasboro: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Thomasboro, 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 Thomasboro.
Homes in Thomasboro are worth about $153K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Thomasboro home is worth about $153,000, up 13.1% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home. At $808 a month, Thomasboro’s median rent is where Illinois’ towns sit at $1,129 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Thomasboro | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $808 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Thomasboro’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Thomasboro for work: only 1% work in town. Thomasboro’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Since 2013, Thomasboro has lost 45 jobs, to 153 in 2023.
| Thomasboro | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| 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
In Thomasboro, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Thomasboro 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Thomasboro is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns
Thomasboro beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of Thomasboro adults binge drink.
| Thomasboro | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Thomasboro | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Crime reported in Thomasboro
2 crimes were reported in Thomasboro in 2024: 2 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Thomasboro is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Moderate risk in Thomasboro, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Side Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Thomasboro
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Thomasboro
About 4 of every 100 Thomasboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Thomasboro for work
Where Thomasboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Thomasboro
Village in Illinois, United States
Thomasboro is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2020 census. The village has the name of John Thomas, a pioneer settler.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 61878
Questions about Thomasboro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Thomasboro, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.