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New Baden is a small town of 3,463 people in Clinton County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,463people
$172kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
239Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,463
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,898 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 30 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,086/mo)
- Median rent $1,133/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BLV airport
- 39 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+52 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