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Carlinville is a big small town of 5,480 people in Macoupin County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Springfield, IL and 49 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $824 a month.
5,480people
$106kTypical home
$824/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
237Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,480
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,627 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 38 mi to Springfield, IL
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,780 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SPI airport
- 45 mi to STL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macoupin County: R+39 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk