Living in Maryland Heights, MO
Maryland Heights is a small city of 27,880 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 13 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,880people
$227kTypical home
$1,312/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,880
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,274 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 13 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $1,312/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 105 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 (235 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to STL airport
- 6 mi to STL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 568 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 278 bars within 25 mi
- 375 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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