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Hillsboro is a small town of 3,500 people in Jefferson County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $973 a month.
3,500people
$221kTypical home
$973/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,500
- Part of a metro area
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 33 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,395/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 96 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
- About average violent crime (391 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (864 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to STL airport
- 37 mi to STL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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