2019 Best Places to Live in Champaign CountyAbout this List

Savoy

• Town in Illinois
• 21 reviews

Current Resident: I love the “small town feel” the villainess of Savoy offers, even though it’s basically part of Champaign-Urbana. Everything I need is within walking distance these days, whereas in past years it was pretty desolate. The growth in this community has positively impacted Savoy, which today has nearby grocery stores, doctors offices, gas stations, restaurants, higher-end liquor stores/wine shops, the movie theatre (which was pretty much all that was out here before) and retail shops. Bonus: safe neighborhood and a nice park!
Only real con: only one bus runs out this way, so if you’re without a car it’s harder to go into downtown Champaign.
Read 21 Reviews

• A+

• B

• 8,551 Population

Champaign

• Town in Illinois
• 196 reviews

Current Resident: Champaign needs more emphasis on their public school systems. The children in these systems grow up and eventually become members of this society. We need to have better schooling from a young age here to keep our society booming. There have been improvements in other areas, but I really think the push for funding for our Unit 4 system is important and needs to continue if there is going to be any real change within the school systems themselves.
Read 196 Reviews

• A

• B

• 85,710 Population

Mahomet

• Town in Illinois
• 21 reviews

Current Resident: My small town has a lot of beauty and I was blessed to have lived in the same house growing up. I like that as time goes on, you can see the change in the town as new people move in and new houses are put up. We have several trails and scenery in Lake of the Woods and the Botanical Gardens. The only thing I would improve if I could is that although we are a small town, we do not really have any super original or unique stores or restaurants. We really only have chains, which can get old.
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• A

• A

• 8,168 Population

Urbana

• Town in Illinois
• 114 reviews

Current Resident: Urbana is one the most diverse towns since it is a University town. Many students and their families live here as well as the permanent residents. You get to hear about five languages everyday! All the elementary schools have native language programs that help children learn new languages and help native speakers remember and practice their language. The athletic department is very good too. We have various sports like Tennis, Basketball, Football, Wrestling etc. Many students have won state and national championships. I love Urbana and I hope you do too!
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• A

• B

• 42,141 Population

Tolono

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

Current Resident: The Tolono I grew up in and the current Tolono are two very different things. Small town values and friendly neighbors were the normal. Without having to worry about our children walking the streets or playing at the park. Today however with the increase in population from Champaign, Tolono has become a much different scene. I still much prefer Tolono over many surrounding communities.
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• A-

• B

• 2,900 Population

St. Joseph

• Town in Illinois
• 5 reviews

Current Resident: St. Joseph is a small community that is very close knit. Every one is friendly, the town is mostly crime free, every one knows each other and they are very sports oriented. It's the type of place you can leave your doors unlocked and opened and trust that everything will be there when you get home. Although it is small, it still has amenities such as gas stations, a grocery store, tanning salon, hair salon, 24-hour gym and even a winery!
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• B+

• B+

• 4,292 Population

Lake of the Woods

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• A

• 2,620 Population

Rantoul

• Town in Illinois
• 21 reviews

Niche User: No place is perfect. I have chosen to make Rantoul my home. It has excellent schools that serve a diverse population very well. My children have benefited from their schooling and have gone on to attend excellent colleges (and graduate!). We feel strongly that Rantoul is a microcosm of the US in general and that real world experiences are available right here in our hometown. The local government is just that ... a local government and not perfect by any means. While they are unable to please everyone, it appears that they take into account the general consensus of the people when making decisions. For those seeking church or a parochial school, Rantoul has an excellent Catholic school and many fine churches that help make our hometown a nice place to live.
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• B

• C+

• 13,190 Population

Thomasboro

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

Current Resident: It is a small town where you can still get to know your neighbors and they look out for one another.
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• B

• B

• 1,082 Population

Champaign Township

• Town in Illinois
• 3 reviews

Current Resident: I really enjoy living in this town. Coming from Chicago and moving here was a bit different, but I think living here is a happy medium. It is live because of the university here and the community always has events going on.
Read 3 Reviews

• A+

• B

• 11,269 Population

Champaign City Township

• Town in Illinois
• 3 reviews

Current Resident: Great place to live a lot of diversity great people, safe place, Good environment cheap town to live what i don't like about Champaign is it's an international town because of the amount of immigrants and U of I students but we don't have an international airport if you want to travel or welcome somebody you have to travel all the way to chicago
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• A

• B

• 85,710 Population

Cunningham Township

• Town in Illinois

• A

• B

• 42,141 Population

Mahomet Township

• Town in Illinois
• 10 reviews

Current Resident: I have live drama in mahomet all my life. It's a great place to live and raise children. It also has phenomenal schools. It's also growing.
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• A

• A

• 13,455 Population

Tolono Township

• Town in Illinois

• A-

• B

• 5,430 Population

Urbana Township

• Town in Illinois
• 2 reviews

• A-

• B

• 7,310 Population

St. Joseph Township

• Town in Illinois
• 2 reviews

Current Resident: It's a great town where everyone knows each other and we all support each other in times of need. An example of this is when a young lady in our town had passed away from cancer, the whole town came together to support the family in this desperate time of need for them.
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• B+

• B+

• 5,908 Population

Harwood Township

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• B

• 633 Population

Gifford

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• B+

• 878 Population

Scott Township

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• A-

• 1,137 Population

Newcomb Township

• Town in Illinois
• 6 reviews

Niche User: Usually crime in unheard of in the town of Mahomet.
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• B+

• A-

• 1,245 Population

Rantoul Township

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

Current Resident: My kids have had an excellent experience. One has earned a college scholarship to play baseball and the other is very high ranking in her class poised to attend either a big ten university or state school to study pharmacy and is very well prepared. They both have been active in sports, and clubs at the school as well as in the community. They have taken leadership roles and chosen to mentor others. Coming from a small grade school this was out of their comfort zone and RTHS game them the skills and opportunities to succeed
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• B+

• B

• 11,285 Population

Pesotum Township

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• B

• 788 Population

Ogden Township

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• A-

• 1,591 Population

Philo Township

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• B

• 2,052 Population

Ogden

• Town in Illinois
• 6 reviews

Niche User: There is very little to no crime at all. The fire chief is always riding around time. People are always watching out for one another, there is privacy as well
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• B

• A-

• 777 Population