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Bismarck is a small town of 1,508 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 63 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $676 a month.
1,508people
$108kTypical home
$676/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,508
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,514 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 63 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,057 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to BLV airport
- 69 mi to STL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francois County: R+51 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk