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Wright City is a big small town of 5,240 people in Warren County, Missouri. It's about 45 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 $239k and rent runs about $894 a month.
5,240people
$239kTypical home
$894/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,240
- Part of a metro area
- About 865 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,506/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% 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 (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 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
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to STL airport
- 36 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 585 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+50 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