Living in Lenzburg, IL
Lenzburg is a tiny town of 428 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $880 a month.
428people
$78kTypical home
$880/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 428
- Part of a metro area
- About 371 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 33 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BLV airport
- 44 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.