Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Villa Ridge
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 2% of U.S. towns · #243 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
How much outdoors does Villa Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Villa Ridge is ahead of 2% of U.S. towns, #243 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Villa Ridge’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Villa Ridge
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Villa Ridge →
Questions about parks and trails in Villa Ridge
How much of Villa Ridge is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Villa Ridge?
5,017 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Villa Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Villa Ridge have?
Ahead of 2% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #243 of 247 in Missouri. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Villa Ridge neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →