CITY PROFILE
Champaign, IL
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Champaign is a smaller metro with moderately priced housing—costs are reasonable without being dirt-cheap—set in a temperate four-season climate that brings real winters and summers. Expect moderate sunshine and a wet climate with significant rainfall, so you'll see plenty of gray skies and need to plan around precipitation. It's a straightforward, low-key place that works if you want seasonal change and don't mind regular moisture without the expense of a big-city housing market.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $237K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,319/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 11.4°C · warmest 24.1°C · coolest -3.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1029 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.02 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #209 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy91
- Affordable to rent83
- Climate comfort52
- Plenty of sunshine43
- Big-city amenities49
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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