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Bethalto is a big small town of 9,239 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $981 a month.
9,239people
$169kTypical home
$981/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,217 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,065/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" 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
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (647 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to STL airport
- 20 mi to STL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 535 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 838 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 244 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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