Living in O'Fallon, IL
O'Fallon is a small city of 32,262 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,262people
$296kTypical home
$1,332/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
239Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,262
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,041 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,865/mo)
- Median rent $1,332/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" 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
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Low property crime (907 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BLV airport
- 27 mi to STL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 896 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 289 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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