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Glen Carbon is a big small town of 13,977 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,977people
$282kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,977
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,353 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,778/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (970 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BLV airport
- 21 mi to STL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 492 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 991 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 297 bars within 25 mi
- 200 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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