Cahokia Heights, IL vs Granite City, IL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCahokia Heights, ILGranite City, IL
Population17,10626,549
Median Household Income$33,792$59,205
Median Rent$981/mo$834/mo
Median Home Value$56,000$104,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.7%38.5%
Poverty Rate34.1%14.8%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*761
Property Crime Rate /100k—*2,705
Median AQI—49
Good AQI Days /yr—191
Summer Highs88°F86°F
Winter Lows27°F25°F
Snowfall14 in/yr11 in/yr
Avg Commute26.4 min22.1 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.216.7
College Degree Rate13.5%15.6%
Foreign-Born %0.5%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.6%-2.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Cahokia Heights (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.