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Berkeley is a big small town of 8,123 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 9 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,123people
$82kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,123
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,637 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$519/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1401 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,417 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to STL airport
- 2 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 574 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,616 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 307 bars within 25 mi
- 402 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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