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Pontoon Beach is a big small town of 6,025 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,025people
$145kTypical home
$1,277/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 604 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$915/mo)
- Median rent $1,277/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,379 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to STL airport
- 17 mi to STL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,251 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 310 bars within 25 mi
- 282 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 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