Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$104,300
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$834/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
St. Louis 26%
Granite City
Madison County26,549 residentsGranite City Cusd 9
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
57th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
42
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Granite City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Granite City against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 24/100
F
Within-state proficiency6th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.8
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index72
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate2.01%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute22.1 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes69%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 43/100
D
Restaurants & cafés18
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks15
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$59,205
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment5.7%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations27%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Granite City on schools
Granite City's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Clayton13 mi from Granite CityA+ 77 B Creve Coeur18 mi from Granite CityA 76 B Kirkwood19 mi from Granite CityA 76 B Webster Groves16 mi from Granite CityA 76 B Manchester23 mi from Granite CityA 74 B Ballwin25 mi from Granite CityA 73 B Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Granite City
Is Granite City, IL a good place to live?
Granite City scores 42 out of 100, 57th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Granite City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $104,300, 57% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.01%. $834/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Granite City?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Granite City sit at the 6th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 17.8 student–teacher ratio. Granite City is served by Granite City Cusd 9. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Granite City?
The mean commute is 22.1 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.9% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Granite City?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 18 restaurants and cafés and 15 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Granite City old or new?
The median home in Granite City was built in 1957 — 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. 83% 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.