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Northwoods is a small town of 3,623 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 5 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,623people
$76kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,623
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,191 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 5 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (401 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 13% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to STL airport
- 6 mi to STL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,597 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 318 bars within 25 mi
- 376 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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