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Godfrey is a small city of 17,712 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,712people
$192kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,712
- Part of a metro area
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,212/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,208 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STL airport
- 16 mi to STL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 581 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 911 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 233 bars within 25 mi
- 205 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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