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Goose Creek Lake is a tiny town of 481 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 46 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $794 a month.
481people
$133kTypical home
$794/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 481
- Part of a metro area
- About 122 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$838/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 17% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BLV airport
- 53 mi to STL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 517 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francois County: R+51 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.