Champaign vs Decatur
Champaign, IL compared with Decatur, IL · 39 miles apart
Champaign has 91,195 residents to Decatur’s 67,884. Champaign comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Decatur does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Champaign, IL | Decatur, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91,195 | 67,884 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,961 | 1,537 |
| Median household income | $56,118 | $51,592 |
| Median home value | $210,900 | $99,600 |
| Median rent | $1,123 | $845 |
| Homeownership | 43.8% | 62.9% |
| Average commute | 14.9 min | 17.7 min |
| Median age | 26.6 | 39.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 52.7% | 21.6% |
| Poverty rate | 25.9% | 19.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 1.9× |
| Clear days a year | 23 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 12 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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