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Collinsville is a small city of 24,031 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 13 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,031people
$164kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,031
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,560 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 13 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,039 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BLV airport
- 20 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 301 bars within 25 mi
- 260 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 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