Metro area · CBSA 16580
Champaign
The Champaign, IL metro area has 238,842 people. Median rent is $1,043, 19.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Champaign County at $1,173. Of the 25 places we track here, Gifford has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,528
Median home value
$201,700
Unemployment
4.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,173
HUD, Champaign County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign | 89,996 | $1,123 | 24.0% |
| Urbana | 39,341 | $972 | 25.7% |
| Rantoul | 12,421 | $890 | 21.9% |
| Mahomet | 10,049 | $1,396 | 14.1% |
| Savoy | 8,968 | $1,003 | 13.1% |
| Monticello | 6,304 | $1,379 | 16.6% |
| Paxton | 4,131 | $784 | 15.1% |
| St. Joseph | 3,778 | $968 | 9.6% |
| Tolono | 3,566 | $945 | 16.3% |
| Gibson City | 3,434 | $943 | 26.3% |
| Lake of the Woods | 2,091 | $1,051 | 20.5% |
| Bement | 1,792 | $807 | 12.7% |
| Fisher | 1,605 | $917 | 11.3% |
| Philo | 1,487 | $1,222 | 13.9% |
| Cerro Gordo | 1,349 | $846 | 13.0% |
| Homer | 1,245 | $979 | 13.7% |
| Atwood | 1,144 | $856 | 16.5% |
| Sidney | 936 | $1,094 | 14.8% |
| Thomasboro | 918 | $808 | 15.1% |
| Mansfield | 866 | $1,021 | 15.6% |
| Gifford | 822 | $555 | 8.7% |
| Ogden | 754 | $1,214 | 18.6% |
| Piper City | 703 | $768 | 23.2% |
| Hammond | 617 | $817 | 12.7% |
| Pesotum | 557 | $1,051 | 15.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.