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Herculaneum is a big small town of 5,071 people in Jefferson County, Missouri. It's about 27 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 $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,071people
$234kTypical home
$1,335/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,071
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,220 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 27 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,477/mo)
- Median rent $1,335/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 102 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
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to STL airport
- 34 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 558 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 117 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.