Unique Monticello

Monticello offers a great, close-knit community lifestyle while also providing the conveniences of a larger city. Located a short distance from Champaign and Decatur, it is an ideal location for commuters looking for the “small town” life to come home to after working in a busy environment.

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The community school system ranks as one of Central Illinois’ best with excellent student to teacher ratios. 

Monticello is a national Main Street community with a historic downtown square that is home to diverse shops, eateries and local businesses center-pieced by the Piatt County Courthouse.

The community offers an abundance of recreational and outdoor opportunities with trail ways, an aquatic center, recreational parks, and the University of Illinois’ Allerton Park – named one of the 7 Wonders of Illinois by the Illinois Bureau of Tourism with its 1,500 acres of beautiful, outdoor surroundings. Other favorites include the Monticello Railway Museum which features trains of the past with rides are available at regularly scheduled times.

Supported by excellent city services, Monticello is a place residents can live life to the fullest.