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Madison is a small town of 2,900 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,900people
$59kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,900
- Part of a metro area
- About 205 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 8 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$371/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 117 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
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,208 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to STL airport
- 15 mi to STL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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