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Lake St. Clair is a tiny town of 872 people in Franklin County, Missouri. It's about 46 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $893 a month.
872people
$228kTypical home
$893/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 872
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,204 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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 (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (982 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to STL airport
- 45 mi to STL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 550 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+46 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.