Crashpads near Scott AFB

Where the crashpads are

Neighborhoods our Scott AFB hosts are in

From O'Fallon or Shiloh it's about 10 minutes to the Shiloh Gate via I-64 exit 19 and IL-158/Air Mobility Drive; from Belleville figure 15–20 minutes up IL-161 to the Belleville Gate; from Mascoutah it's under 10 minutes on IL-4 to the weekday-only Mascoutah Gate.

• O'Fallon

  ~10 min

  The default for Scott families — newer subdivisions, O'Fallon Township High School and District 90 elementaries, Main Street and the big-box strip on Green Mount Road, with $330K-ish medians and the shortest hop to the Shiloh Gate.

• Shiloh

  ~5–10 min

  Right at the gate and home to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink station; newer builds and townhomes, Shiloh School District 85 for K-8 then O'Fallon Township High, and the fastest possible commute on base.

• Mascoutah

  ~10 min

  Small-town Illinois two miles east of the runway — Mascoutah District 19 (the same district that runs Scott Elementary on base), 3-bed homes that start well under $200K, and a back-door commute through the weekday Mascoutah Gate.

• Belleville

  ~15–20 min

  The county seat, older housing stock with real character and lower prices, a lively brick Main Street, and Belleville East and West high schools; you trade a longer drive up IL-161 for the savings.