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St. James is a small town of 3,916 people in Phelps County, Missouri. It's about 50 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 86 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $695 a month.
3,916people
$142kTypical home
$695/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,916
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 922 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 50 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$895/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,821 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TBN airport
- 85 mi to STL (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phelps County: R+43 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk