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Oakland is a small town of 1,562 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 9 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,562people
$411kTypical home
$2,781/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,562
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,590 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,590/mo)
- Median rent $2,781/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to STL airport
- 12 mi to STL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 284 bars within 25 mi
- 344 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 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