Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$299,800
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,306/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
St. Louis 26%
Edwardsville
Madison County26,474 residentsEdwardsville Cusd 7
58
C
Suburbgrade score
35th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by cost of living.
58
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 Edwardsville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Edwardsville against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 64/100
C+
Within-state proficiency63rd pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.1
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Housing cost index120
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.89%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute22.8 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes60%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés53
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks23
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$86,721
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment4.6%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations55%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Edwardsville on cost of living
Edwardsville's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lemay24 mi from EdwardsvilleB 60 C Jennings16 mi from EdwardsvilleB 39 D− St. Louis17 mi from EdwardsvilleB 57 C− Affton25 mi from EdwardsvilleB 62 C Hazelwood22 mi from EdwardsvilleB− 42 D− Bellefontaine Neighbors13 mi from EdwardsvilleB− 42 D− Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Edwardsville
Is Edwardsville, IL a good place to live?
Edwardsville scores 58 out of 100, 35th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Edwardsville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $299,800, 22% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.89%. $1,306/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Edwardsville?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Edwardsville sit at the 63rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 16.1 student–teacher ratio. Edwardsville is served by Edwardsville Cusd 7. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Edwardsville?
The mean commute is 22.8 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Edwardsville?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 23 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Edwardsville old or new?
The median home in Edwardsville was built in 1986 — newer 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. 74% 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.