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Villa Ridge is a small town of 2,835 people in Franklin County, Missouri. It's about 36 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,835people
$167kTypical home
$1,462/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,835
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 577 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 36 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $1,462/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (982 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to STL airport
- 34 mi to STL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 414 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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