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37.75° N · 89.06° W · GEOID 1717185

Crainville

Williamson County, Illinois · part of the Marion, IL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Crainville is home to 1,641 people. Median household income is $65,461 a year and median rent is $690 a month, 12.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $185,300, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$690
49% below the median place
Median household income
$65,461
18% below the median place
Median home value
$185,300
42% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
2% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Crainville

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 0.8% a year while rent rose -6.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Median rent is $690 a month, lower than in 97% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.14 people, smaller than in 85% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 86 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Crainville

Williamson County gains about 5.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,900
Moved out2,595
Net+305

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Johnson County, IL119121−2
Union County, IL62620

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IllinoisOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Williamson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Williamson County report $52,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$27,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $690 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,372 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $185,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 8.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Wheelersburg, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.6%
37% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$52,323
26% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
5.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCrainvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.6%37% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%3% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure5.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$52,32326% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,91210% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $690, 49% below the median place.

Crainville12.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$27,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.6%
38% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
1.7%
89% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,372
27% below the median place
Median home value1
$185,300
42% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCrainvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$69049% below
Rent to income112.6%38% below
Property tax rate11.7%89% above
Home price to income12.8x26% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$99638% below
HUD area median income3County figure$95,00011% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,1832% below
Median home value1$185,30042% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.0%58% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.7%11% below
Homeownership169.2%4% above
Renters paying 30%+156.4%11% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,37227% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.7%37% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
8.2%
34% below the median place
Mean commute1
22 min
13% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$65,461 −18%
Income per person$43,116 +8%
Poverty rate10.2% −5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCrainvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$65,46118% below
Income per person1$43,1168% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%2% above
Average annual pay5County figure$55,24316% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure29,57380% below
Poverty rate110.2%5% below
Mean commute122 min13% below
Works from home18.2%34% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.1, 14% below the median place.

Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.3%
3% above the median place
Population change since 20206
4.7%
304% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age40.8 +5%
Bachelor's or higher36.5% +14%
Homes with broadband91.8% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCrainvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6416646th largest
Population change since 202064.7%304% above
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher136.5%14% above
High school or higher195.3%3% above
Household size12.114% below
Born abroad1County figure2.0%78% below
No health insurance1County figure4.6%28% below
Homes with broadband191.8%1% below
05

Life in Crainville

5 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.2 +9%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails4 km +90%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.0 +6%
Shops34.5 +14%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.8 +41%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.8 +23%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
5.8
41% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
24.8
23% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCrainvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure26189% above
Public school students11County figure9,70098% above
Students per teacher11County figure13.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.06% above
Shops per 10k8County figure34.514% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.841% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.823% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.29% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails93.890% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure562% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 14.2, 77% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Crainville. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
14.2
77% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
48.3 in
10% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
44.5
37% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureCrainvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F1% above
January average low12County figure25°F2% below
Average temperature12County figure56°F3% above
Annual precipitation12County figure48.3 in10% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure85.87% below
Hurricane risk13County figure44.537% below
Tornado risk13County figure80.31% below
Wildfire risk13County figure14.277% below
Heat wave risk13County figure90.71% above
08

Crainville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$690/mo (2024)$850/mo$700 to $1,040/mo+3.6%
Median household income$65,461 (2024)$81,500$69,000 to $96,500+3.7%
Median home value$185,300 (2024)$257,000$186,000 to $353,000+5.6%
Population1,507 (2025)1,5501,490 to 1,620+0.6%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Crainville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Wheelersburg, OH$685$63,132Compare
Yankton, SD$790$67,804Compare
South Charleston, WV$844$63,884Compare
Carnegie, PA$890$67,656Compare
Carnegie, PASouth Charleston, WVYankton, SDWheelersburg, OHCrainville, ILCrainvilleWheelersburgYanktonCarnegieCrainvilleYanktonCarnegie

Common questions

Is Crainville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 0.8% a year while rent rose -6.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Median rent is $690 a month, lower than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 72 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Crainville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $185,300.

What salary do you need to live in Crainville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Crainville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wheelersburg, OH, Yankton, SD, South Charleston, WV and Carnegie, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Crainville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Crainville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/crainville-illinois

Citytistics. “Crainville, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/crainville-illinois/

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