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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Collinsville, IL vs O'Fallon, IL

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Collinsville needs about $90,000 in O'Fallon to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from O'Fallon, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $80,000 in Collinsville.

A few differences

Collinsville vs O'Fallon · facet by facet
FacetCollinsville, ILO'Fallon, IL
Median home price$163,600$295,700
2-bedroom rent$1,067/mo$1,267/mo
Property tax rate2.1%2.1%
State & local income tax4.95%4.95%
Sales tax8.85%8.85%
Cost of living index8393
Groceries index9898
Utilities$165/mo$165/mo
Median household income$67,612$105,982
Unemployment rate4.7%4.7%
Crime index50/10050/100
School rating6.3/106.3/10
Sunny days / year190 days190 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Collinsville cheaper than O'Fallon?
Collinsville has the lower day-to-day cost index (83 vs 93 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in O'Fallon equals $85,000 in Collinsville?
A household earning $85,000 in Collinsville needs about $90,000 in O'Fallon to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of O'Fallon lifestyle costs about $80,000 in Collinsville.