Living in Hawk Point, MO
Hawk Point is a tiny town of 736 people in Lincoln County, Missouri. It's about 53 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $919 a month.
736people
$146kTypical home
$919/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 736
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,773 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 53 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$918/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to STL airport
- 44 mi to STL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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