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Homes in Champaign
Apartments outnumber houses in Champaign: 50% of its 41,299 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 43% and townhouses and other attached houses 5%.
Much of Champaign is new: 32% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 44% before 1980. The median home dates from 1985. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 44%.
In nearby Decatur, 39 miles away, 79% of homes were built before 1980, so Champaign's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Champaign's homes are newer than those in 57% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
50% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Shallow openings
32% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Renting?
56% of homes are rented. Shutters screw into the window frame or casing, so ask your landlord before you install; taking them down later leaves only screw holes to fill.
Champaign weather and your shutters
At Champaign 3S, IL (2 mi away), July averages a high of 85.2°F and January a low of 17.9°F. Average highs reach 85°F in July and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to March.
About 23 days a year reach 90°F, 120 nights fall to freezing and 40.9 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more freezing nights than in 77% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 2 min on the longest day to 9 h 19 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 73° above the horizon in June and 26° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Champaign 3S, IL (temperature) and Champaign 0.6 Nne, IL (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.5°F | 17.9°F | 2.6 in |
| Feb | 38.4°F | 21.2°F | 2.3 in |
| Mar | 50.4°F | 31.2°F | 2.7 in |
| Apr | 63.1°F | 41.6°F | 3.8 in |
| May | 73.8°F | 52.7°F | 4.7 in |
| Jun | 82.7°F | 62.1°F | 4.8 in |
| Jul | 85.2°F | 65.2°F | 4.3 in |
| Aug | 84°F | 63.6°F | 3.5 in |
| Sep | 78.8°F | 55.6°F | 3.2 in |
| Oct | 65.8°F | 43.9°F | 3.3 in |
| Nov | 50.7°F | 32.2°F | 3.2 in |
| Dec | 38.5°F | 23.6°F | 2.5 in |
Cold winters
With 120 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Champaign
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Champaign
- Decatur 39 mi
- Bloomington 44 mi
- Normal 47 mi
- Terre Haute 65 mi
- Springfield 76 mi
- Lafayette 77 mi
More about shutters in Champaign
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Champaign’s own figures.
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