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About Wood River
City in Illinois, United StatesWood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 10,464 as of the 2020 census. Wood River developed as a company town around a Standard Oil refinery built in 1907 and 1908 and was chartered as a city in 1923. The community lies near the site of Camp River Dubois, the winter staging camp of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, a heritage reflected in the city's motto, "Progressing in the Spirit of Lewis & Clark."
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Housing in Wood River
The median sale price was $180,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Wood River
Safety Grade C+
Wood River reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less.
Health in Wood River
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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