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Collinsville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $195K, 2.4 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B− overall, 477th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. On the plus side, it has 14 miles of trail. 12% of the land in Collinsville is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.6%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Collinsville has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cahokia Mounds and Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower.
Where Collinsville beats most towns.
Cahokia Mounds is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,887 in 1880, 24,366 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 6 maps from 1907 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Collinsville is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Collinsville. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town State parkCahokia
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
in town LandmarkMonks Mound
11 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
10 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Collinsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Collinsville.
Collinsville sends many workers across the state line, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more.
At 0.9 miles per square mile, Collinsville’s trail density is above both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, 767 acres with 9.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | 9.2 mi | 767 |
| 2. Willoughby Heritage Farm Park | 3.2 mi | 42 |
| 3. Glidden City Park | 0.4 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical home values rose 4.8% in the year to September 2026. 66% of households own their home in Collinsville.
| Collinsville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,038 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The July high in Collinsville is 89°F. Collinsville has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Most working residents leave Collinsville for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Collinsville has lost 929 jobs, to 8,998 in 2023. Collinsville’s median household income is $68,000.
| Collinsville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $68,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 491 to 293 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 20% of Collinsville residents are under 18. Collinsville has lost 2.8% of its people since 2020, down to 23,717 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Collinsville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Collinsville | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 10,289 U.S. towns with household incomes like Collinsville’s, it is healthier than 73%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Collinsville beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Collinsville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Collinsville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65.6% | 60.2% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 17.8% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Collinsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Collinsville
About 6 of every 100 Collinsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
8 places in Collinsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Collinsville.
City in Illinois, United States
Collinsville is a city located mainly in Madison County and partially in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 24,366. Collinsville is approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of St. Louis, Missouri, and is part of that city's Metro East area. Collinsville is the location of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This prehistoric urban complex is estimated to have had a population of thousands at its peak, long before European exploration in the area. The city is also known for the Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower, the world's largest ketchup bottle, and is billed as the world's hor…
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4 towns share a border with Collinsville.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville | #477 | B− | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Pontoon Beach | #759 | D− | B− | C | D− | C− |
| Caseyville | #645 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− | C− |
| Fairmont City | — | — | A | B− | C− | D |
| Maryville | #253 | A− | B− | A− | C+ | A− |
Fairmont City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Collinsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Collinsville grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #477 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and C+ for schools.
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
10 notable people were born here, including John Shimkus and George Musso.
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