Welcome to Collinsville

Just 12 Miles from Downtown St. Louis

The Heart of Southwestern Illinois Living

Collinsville is experiencing a period of significant new growth and development that is bringing renewed attention to the community as a great place to live and work. Collinsville embodies everything good about life in Southwestern Illinois: convenient location, small town cohesiveness, big city amenities, excellent real estate values; a strong economy, a working downtown area, history, culture and housing opportunities to support a wide variety of contemporary and traditional lifestyles. And like most of Southwestern Illinois, it is also growing rapidly.

Located at the intersection of two interstate highways just 12 minutes from downtown St. Louis and in the middle of the Madison/St. Clair counties area, more than 25,000 people are now calling Collinsville home, nearly double what the city’s population was 20 years ago. Hundreds of new and rehabbed homes and condominiums in a variety of price ranges are currently underway. Collinsville’s market for rehabbing older homes has taken off dramatically in recent years. Homebuyers can choose from historic tree-lined neighborhoods within walking distance of the downtown shopping and cultural district, semi-rural areas with new homes on multiple acres, newer cul-de-sac neighborhoods and established areas of suburban-style homes and streetscapes.

What sets Collinsville above its newer neighbors are the many advantages that come with an established community: a wider variety of housing, a more genuine feel to its neighborhoods and a unique civic identity steeped in history, culture, diversity and tradition. Several well-established regional festivals are held in Collinsville each year which celebrate the rich Italian and German heritage of the community. Competitive schools, rising property values, favorable tax rates, beautiful parks and state-of-the-art recreational amenities round out the more favorable quality of life found in Collinsville.

More than 3,500 new homes and business are forecast for the community over the next 20 years. The largest retail and entertainment developments in the city’s history are now under construction. The city’s newer commercial areas are thriving, and the downtown business district is on the rebound.

Now is the time to experience Collinsville, located in the heart of the hot Southwestern Illinois area.