Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 18/100
F
Median home value$56,000
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$981/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households42%
St. Louis 26%
Cahokia Heights
St. Clair County17,106 residents2 school districts
35
F
Suburbgrade score
60th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
35
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cahokia Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cahokia Heights against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 25/100
F
Within-state proficiency1st pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.3
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index75
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.46%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute26.4 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes68%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi11
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés12
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks14
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 10/100
F
Median household income$33,792
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment10.0%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations20%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cahokia Heights on employment & income
Cahokia Heights's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Town and Country18 mi from Cahokia HeightsB+ 71 B− Columbia9 mi from Cahokia HeightsB 60 C Creve Coeur17 mi from Cahokia HeightsB 76 B Ballwin21 mi from Cahokia HeightsB 73 B Crestwood12 mi from Cahokia HeightsB 74 B Troy18 mi from Cahokia HeightsB 59 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cahokia Heights
Is Cahokia Heights, IL a good place to live?
Cahokia Heights scores 35 out of 100, 60th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cahokia Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $56,000, 77% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.46%. $981/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cahokia Heights?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Cahokia Heights sit at the 1st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 16.3 student–teacher ratio. Cahokia Heights is served by Cahokia Cusd 187 and East St Louis SD 189. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cahokia Heights?
The mean commute is 26.4 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.5% working from home. Transit density is 11 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cahokia Heights?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 12 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Cahokia Heights old or new?
The median home in Cahokia Heights was built in 1964 — 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. 81% 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.