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Leadwood is a small town of 1,354 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 57 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $896 a month.
1,354people
$63kTypical home
$896/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,354
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,170 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 57 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$399/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to STL airport
- 62 mi to STL (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 513 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 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