Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$163,600
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,038/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
St. Louis 26%
Collinsville
Madison & St. Clair counties24,031 residentsCollinsville Cusd 10
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
44th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
54
St. Louis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Collinsville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Collinsville against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency34th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.9
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index87
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 · 60/100
C
Mean commute24.2 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes66%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi1.3
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés52
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks16
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median household income$67,612
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment4.7%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations37%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Collinsville on housing & affordability
Collinsville's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Creve Coeur24 mi from CollinsvilleB+ 76 B Clayton18 mi from CollinsvilleB 77 B Webster Groves20 mi from CollinsvilleB 76 B Kirkwood23 mi from CollinsvilleB 76 B Old Jamestown18 mi from CollinsvilleB− 49 D+ Oakville23 mi from CollinsvilleC+ 60 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Collinsville
Is Collinsville, IL a good place to live?
Collinsville scores 54 out of 100, 44th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Collinsville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $163,600, 33% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.46%. $1,038/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Collinsville?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Collinsville sit at the 34th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 13.9 student–teacher ratio. Collinsville is served by Collinsville Cusd 10. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Collinsville?
The mean commute is 24.2 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 1.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Collinsville?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 52 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Collinsville old or new?
The median home in Collinsville was built in 1971 — close to 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. 72% 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.