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Whiteside is a tiny town of 108 people in Lincoln County, Missouri. It's about 56 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
108people
$171kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
238Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 108
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 56 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to STL airport
- 46 mi to STL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 607 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+56 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.