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Darien, IL vs Champaign, IL

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- Household income in Champaign, is 49% less than it is in Darien and is 31% below the National Average.
- Darien unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Champaign unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Darien, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.6%32.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,388$32,023$37,638
 Household Income$104,226$52,687$69,021
 Family Median Income$120,201$81,785$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Darien, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.9%19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.7%9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%7.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.4%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.5%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.6%11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%5.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.0%7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Darien, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.7%12.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.7%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%2.9%1.8%
 Legal2.1%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%15.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.7%16.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%4.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.6%11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Darien    3 Reviews

2/13/2021 I've lived in the Darien Illinois area for 35 years now. It's fine. Traffic is only nasty during the A.M. and PM rush hours. Thankfully, PM rush over is  More

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THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DARIEN IS GOOD - MIDDLE CLASS. IT'S A QUIET COMMUNITY WITH GOOD SCHOOL AND A LOT OF ACTIVITES. WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO CHICAGO - 30 MINUTE DRIVE -  More

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Over 13 years ago

Every medical specialty is available within  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

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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