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Missouri›Jefferson County

Raintree PlantationMO

A town of 2,047.

Is Raintree Plantation a good place to live?

Raintree Plantation’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for schools; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Raintree Plantation’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 248 Missouri towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Raintree Plantation. Only 1 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on the outdoors. Raintree Plantation has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Raintree Plantation for work

Where Raintree Plantation’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → St. Louis St. Louis 12% 6% → Hillsboro Hillsboro 6% 5% → Maryland Heights Maryland Heights 5% 4% → Creve Coeur Creve Coeur 4% 3% → Fenton Fenton 3% 3% → Arnold Arnold 3% Raintree Plantation · 1% stay
118jobs based in Raintree Plantation
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Raintree Plantation grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Raintree Plantation is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Raintree Plantation: who provides what

Raintree Plantation is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerUnion Electric13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRaintree Plantation water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesJefferson CountyJefferson County provides services here
SchoolsHillsboro R-III School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereJeffersonJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code6305063050 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Raintree Plantation.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Most of Raintree Plantation’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Raintree Plantation for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Raintree Plantation fell to 118 in 2023, 139 fewer than in 2013. 7.3% of Raintree Plantation residents live below the poverty line, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Raintree Plantation1%
St. Louis12%
Hillsboro6%
Maryland Heights5%
Creve Coeur4%
27 mi
median commute distance
118
jobs based in Raintree Plantation
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Raintree Plantation has four seasons and hot summers

Raintree Plantation has chilly winters and warm summers. Raintree Plantation’s July high is 89°F.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–44°
Spring45–68°
Summer65–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Missouri overall

Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide). The median age in Raintree Plantation is 48.1 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.

48.1median age · MO 39
Raintree PlantationMissouri townsU.S. towns
Median age48.1 years38.5 years40.5 years
Under 1818%23%22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+36%22%29%
Raintree PlantationMissouriUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma9%
High school31%
Some college14%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s29%
Graduate7%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 30% and 67% women

The Census survey reached too few of Raintree Plantation’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Raintree Plantation
Raintree PlantationMOU.S.
Under 109%11.9%11.6%
10 to 178.7%10.4%10.3%
18 to 249.9%9.1%9.1%
25 to 344.3%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4412.6%12.8%13.2%
45 to 5422.4%11.6%12.2%
55 to 6410.3%13%12.7%
65 to 7419.3%10.6%10.2%
75 and older3.3%7.3%7%
No diploma8.9%8.1%10.4%
High school30.5%30.2%26%
Some college14.1%20.8%19.1%
Associate’s10.2%8.4%8.8%
Bachelor’s28.9%19.8%21.6%
Graduate7.4%12.6%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Raintree Plantation, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC+

Residents of Raintree Plantation are less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns

Raintree Plantation beats the Missouri average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Raintree Plantation.

44%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Raintree PlantationMissouri townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%32%33%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%38%35%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)10%15%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)35%38%36%
32 measures vs. Missouri
5 better26 too close to call1 worse
What stands outRaintree PlantationMO
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.4%15.8%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%13.7%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%8.6%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson
12.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade C+

A home in Raintree Plantation sells for about $342K at the median

87% of Raintree Plantation households own their home.

$342Kmedian sale price
4
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

The Dome at America's Center and 51 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Raintree Plantation. Close and well known come first.

All 63 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Energizer Park: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Raintree Plantation

15pages on Raintree Plantation
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Raintree Plantation

About 5 of every 100 Raintree Plantation residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Raintree Plantation

Census-designated place in Missouri, United States

Raintree Plantation is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Raintree Plantation had a population of 1,996. It is in the central part of the county, northwest of Hillsboro. It is built around the Raintree Country Club and several artificial lakes, the largest of which is Rain Tree Lake. It is 40 miles (64 km) southwest of St. Louis. Raintree Plantation was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.2 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft

Questions about Raintree Plantation

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Raintree Plantation, MO expensive?

The typical home is worth about $316,000, 19% above the Missouri typical home. Louis, MO-IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.