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Granite City is a small city of 26,549 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 9 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 $104k and rent runs about $834 a month.
26,549people
$104kTypical home
$834/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,549
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,396 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$658/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 106 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
- High violent crime (725 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to STL airport
- 13 mi to STL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 308 bars within 25 mi
- 317 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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