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Fairmont City is a small town of 2,492 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,492people
$71kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 8 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$449/mo)
- Median rent $1,084/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BLV airport
- 16 mi to STL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,458 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 323 bars within 25 mi
- 330 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.