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Belleville is a small city of 41,370 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
41,370people
$141kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,370
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,780 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$891/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (467 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,581 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BLV airport
- 26 mi to STL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,034 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 274 bars within 25 mi
- 221 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- St. Clair County: D+8 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk