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Lake St. Louis is a small city of 18,066 people in St. Charles County, Missouri. It's about 31 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,066people
$406kTypical home
$1,588/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,066
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,113 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 31 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,560/mo)
- Median rent $1,588/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (333 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% 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
- 22 mi to STL airport
- 22 mi to STL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 577 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 765 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Charles County: R+17 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