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Wood River is a big small town of 10,279 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $936 a month.
10,279people
$108kTypical home
$936/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,473 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 $108k (≈$682/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 103 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
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,615 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to STL airport
- 18 mi to STL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,029 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 287 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 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