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Pevely is a big small town of 6,055 people in Jefferson County, Missouri. It's about 25 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $875 a month.
6,055people
$220kTypical home
$875/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,197 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 25 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (818 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to STL airport
- 32 mi to STL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 751 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk