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Highland is a big small town of 10,262 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $855 a month.
10,262people
$203kTypical home
$855/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
239Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,262
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,434 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,279/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (467 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BLV airport
- 37 mi to STL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 277 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 115 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 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