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Terre du Lac is a small town of 2,516 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 54 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $794 a month.
2,516people
$199kTypical home
$794/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,516
- Part of a metro area
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 54 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,257/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to STL airport
- 60 mi to STL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 517 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francois County: R+51 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low 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.