Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$282,000
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,097/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
St. Louis 26%
Glen Carbon
Madison County13,977 residentsEdwardsville Cusd 7
56
C−
Suburbgrade score
40th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by cost of living.
56
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 Glen Carbon is like to live in, by category
Bars show Glen Carbon against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Within-state proficiency67th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.1
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Housing cost index117
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate2.00%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute26.4 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes53%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés22
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks21
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median household income$97,168
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment4.4%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations56%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Glen Carbon on cost of living
Glen Carbon's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lemay23 mi from Glen CarbonB 60 C Jennings15 mi from Glen CarbonB 39 D− St. Louis16 mi from Glen CarbonB 57 C− Affton23 mi from Glen CarbonB 62 C Hazelwood22 mi from Glen CarbonB− 42 D− Bellefontaine Neighbors13 mi from Glen CarbonB− 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 Glen Carbon
Is Glen Carbon, IL a good place to live?
Glen Carbon scores 56 out of 100, 40th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Glen Carbon expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $282,000, 15% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.00%. $1,097/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Glen Carbon?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Glen Carbon sit at the 67th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 17.1 student–teacher ratio. Glen Carbon is served by Edwardsville Cusd 7. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Glen Carbon?
The mean commute is 26.4 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Glen Carbon?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 22 restaurants and cafés and 21 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Glen Carbon old or new?
The median home in Glen Carbon was built in 1990 — 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. 76% 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.