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Smithton is a small town of 3,680 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,680people
$256kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,680
- Part of a metro area
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,616/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 2.2% 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
- 112 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 (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (417 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BLV airport
- 31 mi to STL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 807 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 259 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.