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Imperial is a big small town of 5,488 people in Jefferson County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,488people
$229kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,488
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,047 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 101 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 (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to STL airport
- 27 mi to STL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 209 bars within 25 mi
- 255 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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