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Carlyle is a small town of 2,980 people in Clinton County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $983 a month.
2,980people
$155kTypical home
$983/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,980
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 870 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (728 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BLV airport
- 54 mi to STL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 550 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+52 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