Living in Granite City, IL
Suburb in Illinois
Granite City is a suburb in Illinois, home to about 27,000 people, with 1.8 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Granite City a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $134k and rents for $1,570 a month
- Strong healthcare: 13 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Easy flying: STL is 13 mi away
- Mild summers: highs around 86°F
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results well below the US average
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Higher taxes: about $2,002 state income tax per resident, 1.99% property tax
- Smaller job market: about 1.8 million people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Granite City: common questions
What is the cost of living in Granite City?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $134k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,570 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 95, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Granite City?
Illinois collects about $2,002 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.99% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Granite City safe?
Violent crime is well above the national rate (2.2× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Granite City?
Public schools in Granite City test well below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 20 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Granite City?
Granite City has cold winters: winter days average around 42°F and summer days around 86°F, with roughly 11″ of snow a year.
Does Granite City get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, earthquakes and tornadoes: 4 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 2.1 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Granite City?
The nearest major airport is STL, about 13 mi away.
How Granite City scores
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