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Cahokia Heights is a small city of 17,106 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $981 a month.
17,106people
$56kTypical home
$981/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,106
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,084 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$353/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to STL airport
- 17 mi to STL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 297 bars within 25 mi
- 300 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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