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East St. Louis is a small city of 17,999 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $847 a month.
17,999people
$53kTypical home
$847/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,999
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,293 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$332/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" 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 (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STL airport
- 16 mi to STL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 324 bars within 25 mi
- 330 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: D+8 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk