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A township of 5,539 people in Clinton County, Illinois
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Map of Breese: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land0.3%73 of 23,815 acres
Trails3.4 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves513 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Breese

City in Illinois, United States
1856Established
4,641Population
2.7 sq miArea
453 ftElevation

Breese is a city in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. Breese is the most populous city completely within Clinton County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,641, the majority of whom are of German ancestry. Breese is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.

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ZIP code62230
Area code618
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Housing in Breese

$259K▲ 6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Breese home is worth about $259,000, up 6% in a year, 13% below the Illinois typical home.

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School Grade B+

The public schools Breese’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#105Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictCentral CHSD 71Schools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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