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Richmond Heights is a big small town of 9,153 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 5 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,153people
$359kTypical home
$1,559/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,153
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,995 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 5 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,262/mo)
- Median rent $1,559/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (438 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,361 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to STL airport
- 8 mi to STL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,558 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 322 bars within 25 mi
- 371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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