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Alton is a small city of 25,279 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,279people
$104kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,613 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$654/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (784 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,955 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STL airport
- 16 mi to STL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 577 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,013 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 271 bars within 25 mi
- 229 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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