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Living in Urbana

Urbana had 39,341 residents in July 2026 and is a city in the United States. For Urbana, median household income was US$45,346 a year in July 2026. There were 973 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1929 sources

Population39,719people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,124EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent854.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.72%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime3,036offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 91% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.85µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Urbana?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$972 per month, while the median home value was US$184,900 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 37.3%, and the vacancy rate was 12.3% in July 2026. 58.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Urbana recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1899
Utilities, 85 m² flat€167
Mobile plan, 10 GB€53
Internet, 60 Mbps€52

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited52.24 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Urbana (Wayback Machine capture 20250515132108)29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly1,899 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Urbana (Wayback Machine capture 20250515132108)29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB53.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Urbana (Wayback Machine capture 20250515132108)29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home166.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Urbana (Wayback Machine capture 20250515132108)29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$972/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent58.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)12.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,590 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)995.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent854.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes991 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Is Urbana a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–62%
Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 37–55%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

21% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 8,334 of 39,719 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Urbana is 4.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income45,346 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband76.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription87.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription7.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet4.75 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet3.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary2,124 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)21Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,746 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov20Official
Unemployment rate4.72 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Urbana?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,746 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,668of €2,936 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,936
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €996
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€167 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Urbana (Wayback Machine capture 20250515132108) · 2025-12-31− €167
Internet€52 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Urbana (Wayback Machine capture 20250515132108) · 2025-12-31− €52
Mobile plan€53 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Urbana (Wayback Machine capture 20250515132108) · 2025-12-31− €53
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,668
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Urbana. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Urbana. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher94.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools31 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents47.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio33 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents973 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Preventable hospitalizations4,280 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Urbana when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesUrbana highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Urbana highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Urbana3,036
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,036 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents294.7 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Recorded violent crimes177 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time14.18 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle2.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport7.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work13.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportCMI3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport10 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Urbana. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Urbana.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Urbana is 6.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.85 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202428Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.833 · Feb 3.56 · Mar 10.22 · Apr 17.28 · May 23.22 · Jun 28.17 · Jul 29.56 · Aug 28.89 · Sep 26 · Oct 18.78 · Nov 10.39 · Dec 3.61 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00118740 (CHAMPAIGN 3S)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.83 · Feb -6 · Mar -0.444 · Apr 5.33 · May 11.5 · Jun 16.72 · Jul 18.44 · Aug 17.56 · Sep 13.11 · Oct 6.61 · Nov 0.111 · Dec -4.67 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00118740 (CHAMPAIGN 3S)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.8 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 10.8 · May 16.8 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 21.6 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 4.8 · Dec -0.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.67 · Feb 55.37 · Mar 70.36 · Apr 100.1 · May 121.4 · Jun 116.3 · Jul 114 · Aug 89.92 · Sep 85.6 · Oct 85.09 · Nov 81.53 · Dec 60.96 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00118740 (CHAMPAIGN 3S)15Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading201.8 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean8.12 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation817.5 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.73 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature12.54 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature1.11 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Peoria ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share15.81 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents8,334 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Transit service area population135,495 people4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Population density1,295 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population39,719 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official
Population covered by crime statistics40,076 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value184,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes37.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate58.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad21.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents5.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents15.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage74.2 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance5.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher56.75 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official
Households with a vehicle available78.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database2 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit passenger trips, 20227,405,350 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 2022113 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over19,010 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home18.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans83.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Urbana

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Savoy as an Urbana alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,381 Savoy vs €2,124 Urbana+106%
  • Unemployment: 1.4% Savoy vs 4.7% Urbana−71%
  • Residents: 9,113 Savoy vs 39,719 Urbana−77%
  • Nearest airport: 3.0 km Savoy vs 10.0 km Urbana−70%
  • Foreign residents: 15.0% Savoy vs 15.8% Urbana−5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,746 Savoy vs €3,746 Urbanasame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Savoy vs 6.9 µg/m³ Urbanasame level

Plainfield as an Urbana alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 168 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,124 Urbana+127%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 3,036 Urbana−76%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 15.8% Urbana−61%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 4.7% Urbana−20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,746 Urbana+8%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.9 µg/m³ Urbana+14%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 39,719 Urbana+26%

Cities near Urbana

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Urbana?

The median gross salary is 3,746 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Urbana?

The unemployment rate is 4.72 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Urbana?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.85 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Urbana?

Police recorded 3,036 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Urbana?

The published population is 39,719 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Urbana?

8,334 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Urbana a good place to live?

Urbana may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Urbana?

Champaign, Savoy, Mahomet, Rantoul are near Urbana. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  9. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
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