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Carrollton is a small town of 2,479 people in Greene County, Illinois. It's about 46 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $779 a month.
2,479people
$114kTypical home
$779/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,479
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,303 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$719/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (118 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to STL airport
- 38 mi to STL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+58 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