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Edwardsville is a small city of 26,474 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 17 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,474people
$300kTypical home
$1,306/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,474
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,323 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 17 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,891/mo)
- Median rent $1,306/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (624 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BLV airport
- 21 mi to STL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 976 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 297 bars within 25 mi
- 200 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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