Homer is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, home to about 1,245 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61849.
Homes sold for a median of $106 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Homer. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)91 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL125 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Homer; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Homer had 1,073 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 641st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Champaign County grew from 47,622 residents in 1900 to 205,865 in 2020.
Champaign County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 25 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ogden, IL weather station (5 miles away).
73,261 jobs at 4,237 businesses in Champaign County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Homer.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Heritage CUSD 8. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage JH and Elem SchHomer | K–8 | 270 | Public | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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