Living in LaBarque Creek, MO
LaBarque Creek is a small town of 1,457 people in Jefferson County, Missouri. It's about 28 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $979 a month.
1,457people
$456kTypical home
$979/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,457
- Part of a metro area
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 28 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,873/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 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 51
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to STL airport
- 28 mi to STL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 878 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 216 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.