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South Roxana is a small town of 2,181 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $856 a month.
2,181people
$89kTypical home
$856/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,181
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,011 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$559/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,593 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to STL airport
- 17 mi to STL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 413 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 294 bars within 25 mi
- 246 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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