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East Alton is a big small town of 5,689 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $881 a month.
5,689people
$107kTypical home
$881/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,689
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,070 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$673/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,281 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to STL airport
- 17 mi to STL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,008 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 284 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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