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Mascoutah is a big small town of 8,816 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 25 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 $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,816people
$225kTypical home
$1,370/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,816
- Part of a metro area
- About 915 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 25 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,418/mo)
- Median rent $1,370/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 101 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 (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BLV airport
- 35 mi to STL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 446 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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