Best PlacesKuhn Station, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kuhn Station, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kuhn Station ranks 2,767th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kuhn Station
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Kuhn Station's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kuhn Station ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$176,777 median, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Kuhn Station ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kuhn Station
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kuhn Station home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $176,777, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Kuhn Station's effective rate of 1.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kuhn Station
Kuhn Station's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kuhn Station.
Who works in Kuhn Station, and how
Work in Kuhn Station centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Kuhn Station
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kuhn Station.
What the weather is like in Kuhn Station, month by month
Kuhn Station sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Kuhn Station
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 27 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kuhn Station
Schools across Kuhn Station average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marine Elem SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Albert Cassens ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Silver Creek ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Triad Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Triad High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kuhn Station school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kuhn Station measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Kuhn Station against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kuhn Station
Is Kuhn Station a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kuhn Station ranks 2,767th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kuhn Station expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $430,650. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $176,777 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Kuhn Station safe?
Yes, Kuhn Station is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
Compare Kuhn Station with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kuhn Station. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kuhn Station represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Kuhn Station detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kuhn Station: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kuhn Station: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kuhn Station: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kuhn Station: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kuhn Station detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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