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Wentzville is a small city of 47,061 people in St. Charles County, Missouri. It's about 36 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
47,061people
$331kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,061
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,166 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 36 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,089/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (729 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to STL airport
- 27 mi to STL (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 581 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 582 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Charles County: R+17 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk