Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dupo gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $130K, 1.6 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades C overall, 576th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and its public schools trail 80% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. Among 768 Illinois towns, just 1 have a higher July high than Dupo. The biggest park or preserve is Dupo Community Park, at 21 acres.
Where Dupo beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Dupo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Dupo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1750, is the earliest of any Illinois town we grade.
Census counts: 433 in 1910, 3,996 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1989 and 6 maps from 1934 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dupo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
7 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise Center
13 mi LandmarkMonks MoundCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dupo, 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 Dupo.
Dupo sends many workers across the state line and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding).
At 1.6 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $130K) costs less against local pay than in 91% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The typical value, about $130K, is 12% below its July 2023 peak.
Dupo’s median rent is $912 a month, below both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical Dupo home is worth about $130,000, up 0.6% in a year, 56% below the Illinois typical home. 65% of households own their home in Dupo.
| Dupo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $912 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $760 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1993, 115 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dupo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
48% of working residents cross a state line to work. Jobs based here grew from 781 in 2013 to 1,096.
Most working residents leave Dupo for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Dupo has added 315 jobs, to 1,096 in 2023. The median household income in Dupo is $62,000.
| Dupo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dupo has chilly winters and warm summers. Dupo’s January low is 24°F, where Illinois’ towns sit at 17°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Dupo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dupo Community Park | 0.6 mi | 21 |
| 2. American Legion Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Sugarloaf Township Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,317 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dupo’s, it is healthier than 66%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Dupo beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 20% of Dupo adults binge drink.
| Dupo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Dupo | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.9% | 12.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dupo’s violent crime rate is 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Dupo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
16 within 15 miles of the center of Dupo
About 4 of every 100 Dupo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Dupo is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dupo had a population of 3,996. The village was settled in about 1750 and was incorporated in 1907. Its modern name, adopted in the early 20th century, is shortened from Prairie du Pont ("Bridge Prairie").
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3 towns share a border with Dupo.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupo | #576 | C | A− | B− | C− | C+ |
| East Carondelet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia | #70 | A | C+ | — | A | A |
| Sugar Loaf Township | #245 | A− | A− | — | B+ | B |
Columbia and Sugar Loaf Township report no FBI crime data of their own. East Carondelet isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dupo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dupo grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #576 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health, B− for safety and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
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 A−.
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