South RoxanaIL
A town of 1,849, settled in 1936.
Is South Roxana a good place to live?
The best of South Roxana’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for health. Only 38 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score lower on civic life. South Roxana has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes South Roxana stand out
Where South Roxana beats most towns.
How South Roxana grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far South Roxana is from typical.
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Cahokia and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Roxana. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
10 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
14 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
10 mi Ancient sitePiasaPhoto 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 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to South Roxana: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Roxana, 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 South Roxana.
A typical South Roxana home is worth about $90K
The going rate for rent for South Roxana comes to $856 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). For households here, the share who are owner-occupiers is 68%.
| South Roxana | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $856 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of adults report frequent mental distress in South Roxana than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
Among adults in South Roxana, 25% have been diagnosed with depression, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 23% across U.S. towns. Nearly a quarter of South Roxana adults say their health is fair or poor.
| South Roxana | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | South Roxana | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.9% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 19% | 12.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
South Roxana has four seasons and hot summers
In South Roxana, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
South Roxana faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in South Roxana, 45% come from inland flooding and 29% from earthquakes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1995: 5.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of South Roxana’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Granite City (11%), Edwardsville (9%) and St. Louis (9%). Commuting out is the norm in South Roxana: 1% of working residents work locally. The share of residents in South Roxana who live below the poverty line: 22%.
| South Roxana | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More crime per resident in South Roxana than in 57% of U.S. towns
South Roxana’s violent offense rate comes in at 2.2 per 1,000 residents. For South Roxana, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 20.1 per 1,000 residents.
| South Roxana | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 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
In South Roxana, 0.8% of the land is conserved
South Roxana has one park or preserve, 8 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Roxana Dad's Club Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about South Roxana
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of South Roxana
About 10 of every 100 South Roxana residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About South Roxana
Village in Illinois, United States
South Roxana, incorporated in March 1967, is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,891 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 440 ft
- ZIP code
- 62087
South Roxana’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with South Roxana.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Roxana | — | — | A | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Roxana | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Edwardsville | #105 | A | C− | A− | A− | A− |
| Hartford | — | — | A+ | — | C− | C |
South Roxana, Roxana and Hartford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Roxana and Hartford report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Roxana with a neighbor →
Questions about South Roxana
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Roxana, IL expensive?
Not for the 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.