WinchesterMO
A town of 1,400.
Is Winchester a good place to live?
Winchester’s best subject grades are an A for incomes, health, and schools. Only 16 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on health. On history, just 23 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Winchester has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,400 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Winchester grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Winchester is from typical.
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Cahokia and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Winchester. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
10 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
18 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
18 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
26 mi LandmarkMonks MoundPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Winchester: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winchester, 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 Winchester.
Winchester is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns
Winchester beats the Missouri average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Winchester, above both Missouri’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (16%). 27% of Winchester adults have obesity.
| Winchester | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Winchester | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 13.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.3% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents in Winchester work locally than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
0.5% of working residents work locally in Winchester, below both the Missouri town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Winchester has lost 126 jobs, to 100 in 2023. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Winchester.
| Winchester | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winchester has four seasons and hot summers
Winchester has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than Missouri overall
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (18% statewide). Winchester has lost 2.8% of its people since 2020, down to 1,400 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Winchester | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 26% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Winchester’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±21.7 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Winchester | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.9% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Heat waves leads a moderate hazard risk in Winchester
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Winchester.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Winchester is valued at about $243K
The typical Winchester home is worth about $243,000, up 2.5% in a year, 9% below the Missouri typical home. The median rent in Winchester is $1,557 a month.
| Winchester | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,557 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reber Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Winchester
Colleges nearby
19 within 15 miles of the center of Winchester
About 6 of every 100 Winchester residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Winchester for work
Where Winchester’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Winchester
City in Missouri, United States
Winchester is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
Questions about Winchester
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Winchester, MO expensive?
That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($80,196 across the St. 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 B.