SmithtonIL
A town of 3,868, settled in 1839.
Is Smithton a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Smithton earns an A+, ranked 54th of 767 in Illinois. It reports less crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns, the median household earns $135K, and its schools rank ahead of 91% of Illinois towns. The exception is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 64% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Only 95 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest place to walk is Smithton City Park, 35 acres with 1 miles of trail. Among 768 Illinois towns, just 8 have a higher July high than Smithton.
What makes Smithton stand out
Where Smithton beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Smithton for work
Where Smithton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Smithton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Smithton is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 12%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cahokia and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smithton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
18 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
17 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
18 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
19 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterPhoto 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 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Smithton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Smithton, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Smithton.
Smithton has less no health insurance than most of Illinois, sends most of its workers to Belleville and beyond and has household incomes well above the Illinois norm.
For safety, Smithton earns an A+
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Smithton’s property crime rate is 2.1 per 1,000 residents, where Illinois’ towns sit at 7.9 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Smithton’s violent crime rate is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Smithton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents commute out of Smithton
Smithton has 370 jobs for its 1,874 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Smithton for work: only 3% work in town. Smithton’s median household income is $135,000, above both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The average trip to work in Smithton is 34 minutes.
| Smithton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Smithton are healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide. Against the 3,995 U.S. towns with household incomes like Smithton’s, it is less healthy than 72%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Smithton beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults binge drink in Smithton.
| Smithton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Smithton | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Smithton has set aside 0.9% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Smithton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 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. Smithton City Park | 1 mi | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Older than Illinois overall
The median household earns $135,455, against $83,390 across Illinois, one input to its A for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 41% of Smithton adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Smithton has lost 3.5% of its people since 2020, down to 3,868 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Smithton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.6 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Smithton | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
In Smithton, expect four seasons and hot summers
Smithton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 24° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Smithton faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Smithton are worth about $309K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Smithton home is worth about $309,000, up 4.4% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Smithton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Smithton
About 4 of every 100 Smithton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Smithton
Village in Illinois, United States
Smithton is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,006 in the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Metro East region of Greater Saint Louis.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 476 ft
- ZIP code
- 62285
Smithton’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Smithton.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithton · Smithton Township | #54 | A+ | B− | A+ | A | B+ |
| Belleville | #595 | C | B | C− | B− | C+ |
| Freeburg | #169 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
Freeburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Smithton Township and Smithton are one community, graded once. Compare Smithton with a neighbor →
Questions about Smithton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Smithton, IL a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Smithton grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #54 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health, A+ for safety and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Smithton, IL expensive?
That is 3.9 years of the area's median household income ($80,196 across the St. 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−.