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Welcome to Carbondale

...the Best Small City in Illinois!

What is the true measure of a community? It depends on your vantage point. If you're in business, you want a ready and able workforce, leadership that understands your needs and access to global markets. If you're a parent, you want good schools, a safe environment and lots of activities for your children. If you're a visitor, you want interesting attractions, a vibrant night life, culture and fine accommodations.

If you're looking for a new place to call home, you want good housing, quality health care and a chance to contribute your talents to making things better for everyone. While individual expectations may vary, one thing is constant: the complete community offers all of the above, and much more. In Carbondale, Illinois, you'll discover a community that truly measures up. That's why we've been designated The Best Small City in Illinois.* In Carbondale, you'll find state-of-the-art public facilities, nationally-ranked schools, a major university, modern infrastructure, proactive government, affordable housing and a pro-business climate. It's an extraordinary environment that the people of this community have been shaping since 1869.

Mother Nature, too, has done her part in contributing to the overall appeal of Carbondale. Set amid hundreds of thousands of acres of national forest, flowing rivers and deep, cool lakes, the view from Carbondale is outstanding.

The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce welcomes you! We are a community of 27,300 people who have been drawn here to enjoy an exceptional lifestyle. It's a place that is open to new ideas, new people and new businesses.

Please explore all that Carbondale has to offer. Look at it from all angles, because we're sure you'll agree that Carbondale is among the best of small cities to be found anywhere.

*Named "Best Small City in Illinois" by publishers of The Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities.