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Lake Timberline is a tiny town of 810 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 47 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $937 a month.
810people
$117kTypical home
$937/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 810
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 341 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$740/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 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 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to STL airport
- 53 mi to STL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 522 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.