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Bellefontaine Neighbors is a big small town of 10,498 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 8 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,498people
$100kTypical home
$1,151/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,498
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,386 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 8 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $1,151/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (652 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,543 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to STL airport
- 8 mi to STL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 568 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,540 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 363 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+23 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk