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Shrewsbury is a big small town of 6,316 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 6 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,316people
$270kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,316
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,383 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,701/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,348 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to STL airport
- 11 mi to STL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,523 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 301 bars within 25 mi
- 363 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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