Holiday ShoresIL
Home to 2,782 people, this town lies in Illinois.
Is Holiday Shores a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. Holiday Shores’s overall B puts it 423rd of 767 in Illinois. It comes out better than 58% of U.S. towns. Schools are its strong suit: its schools rank ahead of 78% of Illinois towns. Health is another plus (B+): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 72% of the country. The catch is walkability (C). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is weaker too: the typical home is worth about $245K, 3.1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
99% of working residents leave Holiday Shores for work
Where Holiday Shores’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Holiday Shores grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Holiday Shores is from typical.
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Moving to Holiday Shores: who provides what
Holiday Shores is unincorporated, so Madison County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Holiday Shores.
Holiday Shores has less no health insurance than most of Illinois and sends most of its workers to Edwardsville and beyond.
Young adults are less common in Holiday Shores than in Illinois
Just over a third of Holiday Shores adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly one in ten residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 52% of residents (39% statewide). In Holiday Shores, the median age is 47.1 years.
| Holiday Shores | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.1 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 74% are men (IL 50%).
| Holiday Shores | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.4% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, fewer of Holiday Shores’ working residents work locally
Holiday Shores has 52 jobs for its 1,292 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 24.6% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Illinois.
In Holiday Shores, 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Employers in Holiday Shores shed 40 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 52. The top destinations are Edwardsville (11%), St. Louis (8%) and Alton (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
| Holiday Shores | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holiday Shores earns a B+ for health
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
Holiday Shores beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Holiday Shores adults get no exercise outside work, below both the Illinois town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). For adults here, the share who binge drink is 18%.
| Holiday Shores | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Holiday Shores | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Holiday Shores: inland flooding
38% of Holiday Shores’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Holiday Shores sells for about $400K at the median
On the market in Holiday Shores: a median 32 days to sell. 57% of the homes sold in Holiday Shores went for more than their asking price. Among households here, 82% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cahokia and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holiday Shores. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
25 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
14 mi Ancient sitePiasa
20 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
24 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Cahokia: 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 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Holiday Shores
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Holiday Shores
About 1 of every 100 Holiday Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Holiday Shores
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Holiday Shores is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,840 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 518 ft
- Area code
- 618
Questions about Holiday Shores
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holiday Shores, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Holiday Shores grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #423 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Is Holiday Shores, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $245,000, 17% below the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.