Living in Twin Oaks, MO
Twin Oaks is a tiny town of 734 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 15 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 $299k and rent runs about $2k a month.
734people
$299kTypical home
$1,778/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 734
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,729 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,884/mo)
- Median rent $1,778/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to STL airport
- 14 mi to STL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 253 bars within 25 mi
- 364 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 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