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Leadington is a tiny town of 901 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 57 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $790 a month.
901people
$170kTypical home
$790/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 901
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 57 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to BLV airport
- 63 mi to STL (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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