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Frontenac is a small town of 3,701 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 9 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $980k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,701people
$980kTypical home
$1,209/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,701
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,285 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $980k (≈$6,179/mo)
- Median rent $1,209/mo
- Median household income $233k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,853 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to STL airport
- 9 mi to STL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 276 bars within 25 mi
- 373 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.