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Gray Summit is a small town of 2,991 people in Franklin County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,991people
$171kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,991
- Part of a metro area
- About 389 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 33 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (982 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to STL airport
- 30 mi to STL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 673 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+46 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk