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Carterville is a big small town of 5,818 people in Williamson County, Illinois. It's about 41 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 87 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $909 a month.
5,818people
$197kTypical home
$909/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
237Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,818
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,098 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 41 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,243/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 121 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MWA airport
- 97 mi to STL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williamson County: R+39 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