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Pacific is a big small town of 7,475 people in Franklin County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $906 a month.
7,475people
$249kTypical home
$906/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,475
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,086 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 29 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,572/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (879 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to STL airport
- 28 mi to STL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 866 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+46 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk