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Clayton is a small city of 17,380 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 5 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $830k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,380people
$830kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,380
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,933 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 5 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $830k (≈$5,234/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 14" 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
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (949 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 84% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 25% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to STL airport
- 8 mi to STL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,552 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 310 bars within 25 mi
- 368 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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