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Wellston is a small town of 1,628 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 4 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,628people
$277kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,628
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,747 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 4 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,746/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to STL airport
- 7 mi to STL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,597 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 322 bars within 25 mi
- 376 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.