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St. Libory
Illinois›St. Clair County

St. LiboryIL

A town of 598, settled in 1874.

Rutter Store · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of St. Libory

St. Libory, IL · Rutter Store · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain

Is St. Libory a good place to live?

Rutter Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Libory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

598 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Rutter Store
Rutter Store · National Register of Historic Places
St. Libory’s story

152 years in pictures

Census counts: 220 in 1900, 628 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1910 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1874St. Libory is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to St. Libory: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Libory, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSt Libory water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Libory’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFreeburg Community High School District 77St. Libory Consolidated School District 302 districts serve St. Libory; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSt. Clair County ClerkSt. Clair County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes62282, 6225762282 98% · 62257 2%Census 2020

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 St. Libory.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in St. Libory, mostly inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, St. Libory sits above 79% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in St. Libory break down as 40% from inland flooding and 33% from earthquakes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in St. Libory after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in St. Libory work out of town

Since 2013, St. Libory has added 136 jobs, to 161 in 2023. The income of the median household here is $117,000. 1.6% of working residents work locally here, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. In St. Libory, 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

2%work in town
St. LiboryIllinois townsU.S. towns
Median household income$117,000$83,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.6%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line5.2%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In St. Libory2%
Belleville6%
Sparta5%
Marissa3%
Red Bud3%
21 mi
median commute distance
161
jobs based in St. Libory
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in St. Libory

In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°
Spring45–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy St. Libory is

14% of adults report frequent physical distress in St. Libory, above the Illinois town median (13%) and near the median of U.S. towns (14%). The town beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. For adults here, the share who have high blood pressure is 37%.

St. LiboryIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%35%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)14%13%14%
32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better19 too close to call8 worse
What stands outSt. LiboryIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.2%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.1%13.2%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.5%10.3%
Sparta Community Hospital
16.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of St. Libory is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 617 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wenneman Park—42

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Libory

17pages on St. Libory
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of St. Libory; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave St. Libory for work

Where St. Libory’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

6% → Belleville Belleville 6% 5% → Sparta Sparta 5% 3% → Marissa Marissa 3% 3% → Red Bud Red Bud 3% 3% → Mascoutah Mascoutah 3% 3% → St. Louis St. Louis 3% St. Libory · 2% stay
161jobs based in St. Libory
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Libory

Village in Illinois, United States

St. Libory or Saint Libory is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, St. Libory had a population of 628.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
407 ft
ZIP code
62282

Questions about St. Libory

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Libory, IL a good place to live?

St. Libory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.