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Living in East Alton

East Alton is a city in the United States, with a population of 5,689 in July 2026. There were 409 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$881 per month and the median home value was US$106,700.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population5,621people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,677EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent774.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.33%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,055offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 30% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.02µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to East Alton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 56.5%, and the vacancy rate was 9.88% in July 2026. 53.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
East Alton recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$881/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent53.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)9.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,285 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)798.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)4Official
Median monthly rent774.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes73 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is East Alton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–68%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%
Student60%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–70%
Family68%strong on family, weak on cost · range 59–77%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

0.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 11 of 5,621 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$48,815 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in East Alton is 3.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income48,815 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband69.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription83.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet15.49 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet8.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary2,677 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,694 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate3.33 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in East Alton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,694 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,011of €2,891 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,891
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €799
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,011
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in East Alton Salary needed to live in East Alton

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to East Alton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in East Alton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher85.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools26 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents26.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio13 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents409 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,770 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in East Alton when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEast Alton highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with East Alton highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
East Alton2,055
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,055 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents400.3 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Recorded violent crimes19 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time21.76 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work3.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Nearest airportALN3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport6 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for East Alton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in East Alton.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in East Alton is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.02 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202436Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.89 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 11.94 · Apr 18.94 · May 23.89 · Jun 28.72 · Jul 30.72 · Aug 30 · Sep 26.72 · Oct 19.94 · Nov 12.39 · Dec 6.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.72 · Feb -3.78 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 7.33 · May 13.39 · Jun 18.67 · Jul 20.72 · Aug 19.61 · Sep 15.44 · Oct 8.89 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -2.72 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.944 · Feb 1.39 · Mar 6.72 · Apr 13.11 · May 18.67 · Jun 23.67 · Jul 25.72 · Aug 24.78 · Sep 21.11 · Oct 14.39 · Nov 7.44 · Dec 1.83 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.26 · Feb 64.01 · Mar 87.88 · Apr 125 · May 138.7 · Jun 86.36 · Jul 100.3 · Aug 83.82 · Sep 85.85 · Oct 74.42 · Nov 87.12 · Dec 65.79 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading31.1 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.59 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites6 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation724.1 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature27.26 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature15.44 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature2.8 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Columbia ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share0.193 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents11 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density408.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official
Population5,621 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics5,585 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value106,700 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes56.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate63.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad0.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage70.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance9.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher16.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Households with a vehicle available90.96 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over2,959 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home11.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans78.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on East Alton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

O'Fallon as an East Alton alternative in the same region

53 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 3.2% O'Fallon vs 0.2% East Alton+1540%
  • Residents: 96,101 O'Fallon vs 5,621 East Alton+1610%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,241 O'Fallon vs €2,677 East Alton+58%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 538 O'Fallon vs 2,055 East Alton−74%
  • Nearest airport: 17.0 km O'Fallon vs 6.0 km East Alton+183%
  • Unemployment: 2.7% O'Fallon vs 3.3% East Alton−20%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.1 µg/m³ O'Fallon vs 7.0 µg/m³ East Alton−13%

Plainfield as an East Alton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 344 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 0.2% East Alton+3060%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 5,621 East Alton+790%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,677 East Alton+80%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 2,055 East Alton−64%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 6.0 km East Alton+50%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 3.3% East Alton+13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,694 East Alton+9%

Cities near East Alton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Upper Alton 4.0 km away
Rent
937.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,836 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Spanish Lake 14.2 km away
Rent
1,072 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,836 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Old Jamestown 15.8 km away
Rent
1,695 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,686 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Is East Alton part of St. Louis?

East Alton is in the published commuting zone of St. Louis; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. St. Louis city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source20

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around East Alton?

The median gross salary is 3,694 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in East Alton?

The unemployment rate is 3.33 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in East Alton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.02 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is East Alton?

Police recorded 2,055 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in East Alton?

The published population is 5,621 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in East Alton?

11 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is East Alton a good place to live?

East Alton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is East Alton part of St. Louis?

East Alton is in the published commuting zone of St. Louis; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near East Alton?

Wood River, Upper Alton, Alton, Bethalto, Godfrey are near East Alton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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