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Old Jamestown is a small city of 20,651 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 14 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,651people
$236kTypical home
$1,835/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,651
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,382 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 14 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,489/mo)
- Median rent $1,835/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to STL airport
- 8 mi to STL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,461 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 296 bars within 25 mi
- 353 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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