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Elsberry is a small town of 1,870 people in Lincoln County, Missouri. It's about 47 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $865 a month.
1,870people
$139kTypical home
$865/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,870
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,238 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$877/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (560 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to STL airport
- 37 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 489 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+56 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk