St. MartinsMO
A town of 1,242.
Is St. Martins a good place to live?
The best of St. Martins’ subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 9 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Martins, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On history, just 26 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. St. Martins has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes St. Martins stand out
Where St. Martins beats most towns.
1,242 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How St. Martins grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far St. Martins is from typical.
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Moving to St. Martins: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Martins, and how to reach them.
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 St. Martins.
More than half of St. Martins’ working residents commute to Jefferson City
Most working residents leave St. 1.2% of St. Martins working residents work locally, below both Missouri’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in St. Martins grew to 328 in 2023, 70 more than in 2013.
| St. Martins | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Martin Catholic School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 205 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
In St. Martins, expect four seasons and hot summers
St. Martins has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in St. Martins are worth about $312K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical St. Typical home values rose 9.4% in the year to September 2026. 82% of St. Martins households own their home.
| St. Martins | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $796 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
St. Martins is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
39% of adults have high blood pressure in St. Martins. Martins beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours in St. Martins.
| St. Martins | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | St. Martins | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 15.8% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.4% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than Missouri overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). St. Martins has grown 4% since 2020, to 1,242 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| St. Martins | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.1 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| St. Martins | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.5% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Moderate risk in St. Martins, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| St. Martins | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Niekamp Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about St. Martins
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Martins
About 3 of every 100 St. Martins residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave St. Martins for work
Where St. Martins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Martins
City in Missouri, United States
St. Martins or Saint Martins is a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,191 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Area code
- 573
Questions about St. Martins
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Martins, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.