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38.44° N · 90.57° W · GEOID 2910240

Byrnes Mill

Jefferson County, Missouri · part of the St. Louis, MO metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Byrnes Mill is home to 3,189 people. Median household income is $98,576 a year and median rent is $1,137 a month, 13.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $306,200, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,137
17% below the median place
Median household income
$98,576
23% above the median place
Median home value
$306,200
4% below the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
35% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Byrnes Mill

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 94 Missouri places.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 235 hours a year commuting, more than in 93% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 133 Missouri places.
  • The median rent takes only 13.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 1997, newer housing than in 87% of places its size.
  • 21.1% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 82% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 91 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Byrnes Mill

Jefferson County gains about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,560
Moved out8,308
Net+1,252

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

St. Louis County, MO3,7402,848+892
St. Louis city, MO851500+351
St. Francois County, MO393511−118
Franklin County, MO353523−170
St. Charles County, MO452417+35
Washington County, MO177170+7
Ste. Genevieve County, MO162148+14
St. Clair County, IL215

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$56K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Jefferson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Jefferson County report $60,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$45,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,137 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,671 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $306,200.
Getting to work
38 minutes each way on average; 20.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Social Circle, GA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$56,420
20% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
6.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.2%
40% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureByrnes MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%23% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%40% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure6.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$60,14715% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$56,42020% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 13.8%, 32% below the median place.

Byrnes Mill13.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.8%
32% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$86,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1997
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
81.3%
22% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$2,498
23% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureByrnes MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,13717% below
Rent to income113.8%32% below
Property tax rate10.8%10% below
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.16% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,34916% below
HUD area median income4County figure$113,5006% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,49823% below
Median home value1$306,2004% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.4%6% below
Homeownership181.3%22% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure39.4%22% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,67111% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.0%15% below
Median year built119971% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
38 min
53% above the median place
Poverty rate1
21.1%
96% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home20.3% +63%
Median household income$98,576 +23%
Income per person$41,320 +3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureByrnes MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$98,57623% above
Income per person1$41,3203% above
Unemployment1County figure3.2%35% below
Average annual pay6County figure$52,30221% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure49,58467% below
Poverty rate121.1%96% above
Mean commute138 min53% above
Works from home120.3%63% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
86.7%
6% below the median place
No health insurance1
11.9%
86% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher24.4% −24%
Household size2.7 +6%
Median age37.9 −3%
High school or higher93.3% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureByrnes MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,1896646th largest
Population change since 202070.3%72% below
Median age137.93% below
Bachelor's or higher124.4%24% below
High school or higher193.3%1% above
Household size12.76% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance111.9%86% above
Homes with broadband186.7%6% below
05

Life in Byrnes Mill

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Boemler Archeological District listed 1974

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.3 −38%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.1 −72%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars12.9 −38%
Shops21.3 −30%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.2 −40%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k9
21.3
30% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
12.9
38% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
2.3
44% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureByrnes MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure69above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure36,216above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure14.75% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure12.938% below
Shops per 10k9County figure21.330% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure12.240% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k106.338% below
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.172% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 157, 18% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
157
18% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
439
64% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Hurricane risk15
23.6
67% below the median place
Tornado risk15
95.1
17% above the median place
July average high14
89°F
2% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureByrnes MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure89°F2% above
January average low14County figure23°F10% below
Average temperature14County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation14County figure43.8 in0% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure90.52% below
Hurricane risk15County figure23.667% below
Tornado risk15County figure95.117% above
Wildfire risk15County figure53.013% below
Heat wave risk15County figure92.12% above
Median air quality index16County figure422% below
Good air days16County figure73.4%7% above
08

Byrnes Mill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,137/mo (2024)$1,450/mo$1,190 to $1,770/mo+4.2%
Median household income$98,576 (2024)$124,500$105,000 to $147,500+4.0%
Median home value$306,200 (2024)$422,000$307,000 to $582,000+5.5%
Population3,183 (2025)3,2103,080 to 3,350+0.2%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Byrnes Mill

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Social Circle, GA$1,083$88,591Compare
Taneytown, MD$1,059$87,621Compare
Mount Washington, KY$1,008$96,239Compare
Unionville, NC$978$96,028Compare
Unionville, NCMount Washington, KYTaneytown, MDSocial Circle, GAByrnes Mill, MOByrnes MillSocial CircleTaneytownMount WashingtonUnionvilleByrnes MillSocial CircleTaneytownUnionville

Common questions

Is Byrnes Mill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 94 Missouri places. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 235 hours a year commuting, more than in 93% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 133 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 81 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Byrnes Mill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $306,200.

What salary do you need to live in Byrnes Mill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Byrnes Mill safe?

There were 157 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Byrnes Mill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Social Circle, GA, Taneytown, MD, Mount Washington, KY and Unionville, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Byrnes Mill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Byrnes Mill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/byrnes-mill-missouri

Citytistics. “Byrnes Mill, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/byrnes-mill-missouri/

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