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Chesterfield is a small city of 49,574 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 18 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $473k and rent runs about $2k a month.
49,574people
$473kTypical home
$1,644/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,574
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,557 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,980/mo)
- Median rent $1,644/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Low property crime (936 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to STL airport
- 13 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 522 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 217 bars within 25 mi
- 357 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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