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Swansea is a big small town of 14,710 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,710people
$224kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
239Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,710
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,269 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,410/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" 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 (701 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BLV airport
- 25 mi to STL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 551 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,078 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 285 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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