Median Household Income
Edwardsville $68,454
Glen Carbon $81,658
Madison County $54,573
U.S. $55,322
– Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 QuickFacts
Cost of Living
St. Louis Metro Area
Composite 90.4
Grocery Items 98.4
Housing 74.6
Utilities 92.9
Transportation 99.0
Health Care 100.8
Miscellaneous 96.5
– U.S. average for all indices is 100.0. Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 3Q2013
Tax Rates
Sales*
General Merchandise 6.85%
Food & Drug 1.25%
Vehicle 6.5%
Property – 2017**
Edwardsville 7.5488%
Glen Carbon 7.7428%
Personal Income*
State of Illinois 4.95%
– Sources: *Illinois Department of Revenue, December 2013; **Madison County
Distance to Key Cities
Highway Miles
St. Louis, MO 25
Springfield, IL 82
Indianapolis, IN 230
Kansas City, MO 260
Louisville, KY 261
Chicago, IL 277
Memphis, TN 309
Cincinnati, OH 336
Milwaukee, WI 361
Little Rock, AR 369
– Source: Rand McNally
Climate
Average January temperature 31.8°F
Average July temperature 80.0°F
Average annual days with temperatures below 32°F 21
Average annual days with temperatures above 90°F 43
Average annual precipitation* 40.91 in.
Average annual snowfall* 18.3 in.
*Thirty-year averages (1983–2012) – Source: National Weather Service