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Barnhart is a big small town of 5,785 people in Jefferson County, Missouri. It's about 22 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,785people
$229kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,785
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,167 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,445/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to STL airport
- 29 mi to STL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,031 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 182 bars within 25 mi
- 250 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk