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About Carlyle
City in Illinois, United StatesCarlyle is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,253 at the 2020 census. Carlyle is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of St. Louis, Missouri, and is home to Illinois' largest man-made lake, Carlyle Lake, and to the General Dean Suspension Bridge, a suspension bridge that is the only one of its kind in Illinois and crosses the Kaskaskia River.
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Housing in Carlyle
The median sale price was $147,000 in May 2026.
Safety in Carlyle
Safety Grade B+
Carlyle reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Illinois has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Carlyle sits closer to the middle.
Health in Carlyle
Health Grade B
Healthier than 55% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Carlyle
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
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