wHY WE THINK YOU'LL LIKE LIVING AND WORKING HERE.

Combining the quaint, secure and laid-back feelings of small-town America with many of the amenities one expects to find in larger communities, Champaign County is truly place where "quality of life" means something.

When choosing where to live, many factors surely will be considered:  school system achievements, housing options, proximity to work, affordability and recreational amenities, just to name a few.  Champaign County can satisfy the desires and needs of a wide variety today’s families, retirees, empty nesters and even singles.

All five of the county’s school districts were rated either “effective’ or “excellent” (the top two categories) in 2008-09 by the state’s Department of Education.  Champaign County is also proud to call itself home to Urbana University – a four-year college, offering undergraduate and graduate level degrees.

Situated in a region named one of the most affordable housing markets in the United States, home buyers will find a variety of housing choices from city neighborhoods, suburban subdivisions and small villages, to the more remote rural farm lifestyle.  For those not desiring to their own home, options exist for affordable apartments and condominiums in the area.

For those who desire to live in an urban environment, downtown Urbana may be just for you.  Boasting amenities which many downtowns across the country would love to have – loft apartments, a movie theatre, grocery store, gasoline stations, fine dining, arts retailers, home furnishing stores and a nearby bike trail – the neighborhood at the heart of our county is a swath of urban hipness in the middle of a small town America.  Various neighborhoods adjacent to the downtown offer a host of affordable historic single family homes within walking distance of downtown

The communities of Mechanicsburg, Saint Paris and North Lewisburg give those desiring the charm, sense of place and security - like that found in the fictional “Mayberry” from the Andy Griffith Show - true small town life.  But, they are no more than 30 minutes from the amenities of larger cities like Springfield, Dayton or Columbus.