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Lemay is a small city of 16,228 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 7 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $881 a month.
16,228people
$152kTypical home
$881/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,228
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,968 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STL airport
- 16 mi to STL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,423 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 279 bars within 25 mi
- 334 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+23 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk