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Freeburg is a small town of 4,592 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,592people
$241kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,592
- Part of a metro area
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,521/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- 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 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BLV airport
- 33 mi to STL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 262 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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