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Urbana, IL vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
Are people in Champaign older or younger than people in Urbana?
- The Median Age in Champaign is 1.7 years older than in Urbana.

Are housing costs cheaper in Champaign or Urbana?
- Champaign housing costs are 19.4% more expensive than Urbana housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Champaign or Urbana?
- The average commute for residents of Champaign is 0.1 minutes longer than it is for residents of Urbana.

Things to do in Urbana?
Urbana, Illinois sits within Champaign County giving residents access to parks such as Crystal Lake Park or shopping options at Market Place Mall.

Things to do in Champaign?
Champaign, Illinois is a thriving university town located approximately two hours south of Chicago. It has plenty of recreational facilities ranging from libraries to state parks offering access to Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve or Homer Lake.

 Urbana, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock88,343329,725,481
 Median Income$37,701  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock26.938.4
 Avg. Home Price$159,400  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time15.62  Unlock26.38
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 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 8 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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