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St. Clair is a small town of 4,789 people in Franklin County, Missouri. It's about 45 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,789people
$158kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,789
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 994 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,674 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to STL airport
- 44 mi to STL (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+46 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk