Champaign, IL Rankings


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Champaign, IL is an incredibly vibrant city which has been ranked by Bestplaces.net for its low cost of living, great public schools, and much more. In fact, the city has earned a ranking of 7th in Illinois and 126th in the United States for its overall livability, due to factors such as job opportunities, safety, health care access and quality, and other amenities it offers. Moreover, Champaign also ranks highly in various categories when compared to other cities in Illinois. It ranks 7th for its housing affordability index out of 253 cities and 5th for its diversity index out of 252 cities. Additionally, it is also ranked 1st for its natural environment index out of 253 cities and 4th for its education level index out of 252 cities. Clearly, Champaign is a great place to live with high rankings in many areas and it is no surprise that people are flocking to the city to live their best lives.

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Champaign Ranked
#10 Best Green Cities
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#33 2005 Best Places to Live
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#44 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#58 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#109 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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