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Old Monroe is a tiny town of 236 people in Lincoln County, Missouri. It's about 34 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
236people
$156kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- Part of a metro area
- About 652 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 34 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$983/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 99 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
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to STL airport
- 24 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 567 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+56 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk