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Lebanon is a small town of 4,474 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,474people
$171kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,474
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,660 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 24 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (583 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 17% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BLV airport
- 32 mi to STL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 548 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 238 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- St. Clair County: D+8 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk