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High Ridge is a small town of 3,714 people in Jefferson County, Missouri. It's about 20 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $983 a month.
3,714people
$172kTypical home
$983/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,714
- Part of a metro area
- About 985 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 20 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,086/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to STL airport
- 22 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 306 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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