Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$141,300
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,019/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
St. Louis 26%
Belleville
St. Clair County41,370 residents6 school districts
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
46th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
52
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Belleville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Belleville against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency49th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.8
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Housing cost index89
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate2.11%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute25.1 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes68%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi31
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Restaurants & cafés27
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks53
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$63,535
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment6.1%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations37%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Belleville on housing & affordability
Belleville's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Clayton20 mi from BellevilleB 77 B Webster Groves20 mi from BellevilleB 76 B Kirkwood24 mi from BellevilleB 76 B Oakville18 mi from BellevilleC+ 60 C Concord20 mi from BellevilleC+ 69 B− Crestwood21 mi from BellevilleC+ 74 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Belleville
Is Belleville, IL a good place to live?
Belleville scores 52 out of 100, 46th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Belleville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $141,300, 42% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.11%. $1,019/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Belleville?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Belleville sit at the 49th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 14.8 student–teacher ratio. Belleville is served by Belleville Twp Hsd 201, Belleville SD 118, Belle Valley School District 119, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70, Freeburg Community High School District 77 and Harmony Emge School District 175. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Belleville?
The mean commute is 25.1 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 31 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Belleville?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 27 restaurants and cafés and 53 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Belleville old or new?
The median home in Belleville was built in 1962 — older than the St. Louis median of 1973. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 71% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.