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Wildwood is a small city of 35,133 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. It's about 23 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $496k and rent runs about $2k a month.
35,133people
$496kTypical home
$1,661/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,133
- Part of a metro area
- About 527 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 23 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $496k (≈$3,127/mo)
- Median rent $1,661/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to STL airport
- 20 mi to STL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 191 bars within 25 mi
- 355 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
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