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1962
CGW 115-A (F5A) Caboose westbound freight -143 crossing over the Fox River at St. Charles, IL on July 4, 1962, 1962
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About St. Charles
City in Illinois, United StatesSt. Charles or Saint Charles is a city in Kane and DuPage counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 33,081 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 33,482 in 2024. It lies roughly 35 miles west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. The official city slogan is "Pride of the Fox", after the Fox River that runs through the center of town. St. Charles is part of a tri-city area along with Geneva and Batavia, all western Chicago suburbs of similar size and socioeconomic condition.
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Housing in St. Charles
The median sale price was $470,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in St. Charles
Safety Grade B
St. Charles reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Illinois has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns St. Charles sits closer to the middle.
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