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Fairview Heights is a small city of 16,745 people in St. Clair 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 $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,745people
$178kTypical home
$1,174/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,745
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,461 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 $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $1,174/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- About average violent crime (394 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,728 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BLV airport
- 22 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 304 bars within 25 mi
- 262 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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