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Greenville is a big small town of 7,235 people in Bond County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $783 a month.
7,235people
$122kTypical home
$783/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
239Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,147 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 49 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Low property crime (932 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BLV airport
- 54 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 568 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bond County: R+45 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk