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Florissant is a mid-size city of 51,773 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 12 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
51,773people
$149kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,773
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,125 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 12 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$938/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to STL airport
- 4 mi to STL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 548 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 293 bars within 25 mi
- 370 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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