Madison County, Illinois
Granite City Real Estate and Local Guide
Historic steelmaking and industrial city in the Metro East, and the third-largest city in the region within the St. Louis metropolitan area. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Granite City best.
About the area
Living in Granite City, IL
Founded in 1896 as a planned company town named for the graniteware kitchenware manufactured there by the Niedringhaus brothers.
The housing market
Homes in Granite City
- About 72% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- About 81% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median home value is about $99,800.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Granite City home
Old Six Mile Museum (Emmert-Zippel House)
Local history museum in an 1837 I-house listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Granite City Steel Works
Integrated steel mill that anchored the 1896 company town
Wilson Park
74-acre flagship park with a pool, ice rink, skate park, and a 1.4-mile paved trail
Horseshoe Lake State Park
State recreation area on a large oxbow lake with fishing, camping, and picnicking
Neighborhoods
Granite City areas to know
Lincoln Place
Historic immigrant neighborhood, formerly 'Hungary Hollow,' known for its Bulgarian and Eastern European community
West Granite
Residential district west of the central city
Nameoki
Northern area centered on Nameoki Road
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.