Champaign

#417

Global Rank

6.1

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.2%

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United States • North America

Population
242K
GDP
$16B
GDP per capita
$63,981
Land area
3,967 km²
Density
61/km²

Primary city Champaign

State / province Illinois

Language English

Champaign metro area

40.11, -88.27
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

Major League Teams/Venues↗1#T-289
Total Teams↗4#T-273
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗1#T-310
Market Cap Score↗$28B#272
Cultural Events0
Universities↗1#T-308
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗1#T-100
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗1.0#T-332
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
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Sports

6 teams
Against expectation how Champaign’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • NFL teams representing Champaign have fallen short of their pre-game odds by 3.5 wins across 1 team-seasons since 1920.

How this is measured →

Championship History

4 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Champaign, across all sports, newest first. 4 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Illinois
1943· 1943-03-31
P-P Champ
Illinois
1927· 1927-11-19
National Champions
Illinois
1923· 1923-11-24
National Champions
Illinois
1915· 1915-03-31
Helms/P-P Champ

Top Companies

1 companies
1Flex-N-Gate
$28B
Private

Total Market Cap: $28B across 1 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Champaign-Urbana, IL, since 1985. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020
One year
One year +5.4%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +33.6%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +35.6%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −13.4%
2007Q3 to 2012Q2

Sound of Champaign

#169 by artist origin · combined 7.2 (US 2.3 / UK 0.2) · signature decade 1980s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: REO Speedwagon

Number-one singles by Champaign artists2

Can't Fight This Feeling

REO Speedwagon

US1985

Keep On Loving You

REO Speedwagon

US1981

Screen of Champaign

#99 by film pedigree · score 40.4 · 4 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Frances McDormand, William Slavens McNutt, David Ayer, Helen Estabrook

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#22

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Champaign, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

University of Illinois-Willard

Savoy • 4 - Regional