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Alhambra is a tiny town of 658 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $734 a month.
658people
$154kTypical home
$734/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 658
- Part of a metro area
- About 870 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,208 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BLV airport
- 35 mi to STL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk