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Sappington is a big small town of 7,367 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 10 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,367people
$298kTypical home
$1,241/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,367
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,077 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 10 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,877/mo)
- Median rent $1,241/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to STL airport
- 15 mi to STL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,458 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 284 bars within 25 mi
- 344 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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