Cobden
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
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Local news
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The Cobden album
1941
Photograph of H. A. DuBois Company in, 1941
Photo · Wikimedia Commons
Town numbers
Housing in Cobden
The typical Cobden home is worth about $198,000, up 5.5% in a year, 33% below the Illinois typical home.
Work & commute in Cobden
Full picture →Most working residents leave Cobden for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Anna (14%), Carbondale (13%) and Marion (8%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in Cobden
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 86% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Cobden
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Cobden
Full climate →Cobden has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Cobden
All Cobden schools →School Grade C
The public schools Cobden’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
