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Sunset Hills is a big small town of 9,112 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 11 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $524k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,112people
$524kTypical home
$1,209/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,112
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,015 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $524k (≈$3,303/mo)
- Median rent $1,209/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,359 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% 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)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,437 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 278 bars within 25 mi
- 340 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.