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Iron Mountain Lake is a tiny town of 781 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 64 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 68 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $695 a month.
781people
$104kTypical home
$695/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 781
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 398 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 64 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 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 (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to CGI airport
- 74 mi to STL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 503 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francois County: R+51 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.