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Dardenne Prairie is a big small town of 13,503 people in St. Charles County, Missouri. It's about 26 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $432k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,503people
$432kTypical home
$1,444/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,503
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,530 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 26 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,724/mo)
- Median rent $1,444/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 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), county-wide
- Very low property crime (535 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to STL airport
- 19 mi to STL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,080 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Charles County: R+17 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk