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Carbondale is a small city of 22,158 people in Jackson County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 84 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $771 a month.
22,158people
$128kTypical home
$771/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
237Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,158
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,268 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 34 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$807/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 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
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (940 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,374 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 16% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 38% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MWA airport
- 94 mi to STL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 443 ft
- 487 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jackson County: D+4 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk