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Potosi is a small town of 2,544 people in Washington County, Missouri. It's about 56 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $788 a month.
2,544people
$110kTypical home
$788/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,544
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,093 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 56 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,247 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to STL airport
- 60 mi to STL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+65 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk