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West Alton is a tiny town of 467 people in St. Charles County, Missouri. It's about 16 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 $153k and rent runs about $1k a month.
467people
$153kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 467
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (535 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to STL airport
- 12 mi to STL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 292 bars within 25 mi
- 294 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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