Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Maryville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 253rd of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 82% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $331K, 4.1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 14% of residents are under 18 in Maryville, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 60 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on history. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
Where Maryville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Maryville is from typical.
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Census counts: 729 in 1910, a low of 536 in 1940, 8,221 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 6 maps from 1907 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maryville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
7 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
14 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
13 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
15 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 Maryville, 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 Maryville.
Maryville sends many workers across the state line and has less no health insurance than most of Illinois.
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
9.8% of adults smoke cigarettes in Maryville. Maryville beats the Illinois average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Maryville.
| Maryville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Maryville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The property crime rate in Maryville is 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Maryville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Drost Park, at 51 acres.
| Maryville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Drost Park | 0.4 mi | 51 |
| 2. Pleasant Ridge Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Fred Winters Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Maryville’s median age is 51.7 years. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois. 26% of Maryville residents are 65 or older.
| Maryville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.7 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Maryville | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Maryville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
28% of working residents cross a state line to work. Maryville has about as many jobs (3,850) as working residents, but only 172 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Maryville for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Maryville grew to 3,850 in 2023, 821 more than in 2013. The top destinations are St.
| Maryville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Maryville home is worth about $331,000, up 3.4% in a year, 12% above the Illinois typical home.
| Maryville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,145 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Maryville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Maryville
About 6 of every 100 Maryville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
3 notable people were born in Maryville.
Village in Illinois, United States
Maryville is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,221 at the 2020 census, up from 7,487 in 2010.
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5 towns share a border with Maryville.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville | #253 | A− | B− | A− | C+ | A− |
| Glen Carbon | #236 | A− | C+ | B | A− | A |
| Collinsville Township | #407 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Edwardsville Township | #248 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Troy | #27 | A+ | B− | A | A | A |
| Collinsville | #477 | B− | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
Collinsville Township and Edwardsville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Maryville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Maryville grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #253 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and C+ for schools.
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−.
Maryville was incorporated in 1902. 3 notable people were born here, including Justin Fletcher and Seth Beer.
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