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Wortham is a tiny town of 141 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 58 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $794 a month.
141people
$169kTypical home
$794/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 141
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 158 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 10" 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
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to STL airport
- 64 mi to STL (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 512 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francois County: R+51 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low 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.