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St. Charles is a mid-size city of 71,508 people in St. Charles County, Missouri. It's about 18 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
71,508people
$299kTypical home
$1,251/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 71,508
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,836 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,884/mo)
- Median rent $1,251/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to STL airport
- 8 mi to STL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 548 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,423 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 257 bars within 25 mi
- 352 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- St. Charles County: R+17 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