Name: Iron Mountain Lake, MO statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Iron Mountain Lake

St. Francois County gains about 6.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,677

Moved out2,342

Net+335

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Jefferson County, MO511393+118

Washington County, MO262295−33

Ste. Genevieve County, MO199189+10

Madison County, MO155207−52

St. Louis County, MO166137+29

Iron County, MO168113+55

St. Charles County, MO7851+27

St. Louis city, MO5159−8

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals

77%23%

Leavers

79%21%

Within MissouriOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$46K

Leavers$45K

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

Who moves here: 6.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into St. Francois County report $46,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $45,200.
Income you would need: $27,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $695 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $955 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $38,600.
Getting to work: 33 minutes each way on average; 7.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: St. Martinville, LA matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving out7
$45,233
36% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$46,230
34% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.0%
52% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Iron Mountain Lake	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.2%	7% above
Moved from another state1County figure	1.0%	52% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	6.9	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$46,230	34% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$45,233	36% below

What it costs to live here

Median home value is $38,600, 88% below the median place.

Iron Mountain Lake27.2%

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

$27,800

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

27.2%

33% above the median place

Home price to income

1.3x

67% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

27%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$22,700

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Median home value1
$38,600
88% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$471
86% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$955
49% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Iron Mountain Lake	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$695	49% below
Rent to income1	27.2%	33% above
Property tax rate1	1.2%	34% above
Home price to income1	1.3x	67% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$988	39% below
HUD area median income3County figure	$70,200	35% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$471	86% below
Median home value1	$38,600	88% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	3.7%	16% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	48.0%	7% below
Homeownership1	83.6%	26% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	40.3%	20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$955	49% below
Vacant homes1	20.5%	191% above
Median year built1	1966	1% below

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%)
Median household income1
$30,682
62% below the median place
Income per person1
$17,866
55% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Iron Mountain Lake	Vs median
Median household income1	$30,682	62% below
Income per person1	$17,866	55% below
Unemployment1County figure	4.5%	7% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$46,062	30% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	5.3%	43% above
Jobs5County figure	23,012	85% below
Poverty rate1	24.7%	129% above
Mean commute1	33 min	34% above
Works from home1County figure	7.6%	39% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

High school or higher is 65.3%, 29% below the median place.

High school or higher1
65.3%
29% below the median place
No health insurance1
23.4%
266% above the median place
Median age1
49.2
26% above the median place

All 9 people measures

Measure	Iron Mountain Lake	Vs median
Population1	781	6646th largest
Population change since 20206	0.9%	18% below
Median age1	49.2	26% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure	17.3%	46% below
High school or higher1	65.3%	29% below
Household size1	2.6	5% above
Born abroad1County figure	1.5%	83% below
No health insurance1	23.4%	266% above
Homes with broadband1	91.3%	1% below

Life in Iron Mountain Lake

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.7 −10%

Shops33.6 +11%

Arts, recreation and fitness1.2 −71%

Doctors' offices and clinics21.3 +5%

Child care centers4.2 +83%

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

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.2
71% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
4.2
83% above the median place
Public schools10
28
211% above the median place

All 9 schools and local life measures

Measure	Iron Mountain Lake	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	28	211% above
Public school students10County figure	9,962	103% above
Students per teacher10County figure	13.8	10% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	18.7	10% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	33.6	11% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	1.2	71% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	21.3	5% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	4.2	83% above
National Register listings9County figure	12	8% below

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 36.0, 49% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Iron Mountain Lake. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk12
36.0
49% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
78.5
15% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
95.7
6% above the median place

All 9 weather and risk measures

Measure	Iron Mountain Lake	Vs median
July average high11County figure	88°F	1% above
January average low11County figure	22°F	13% below
Average temperature11County figure	55°F	0% above
Annual precipitation11County figure	45.7 in	4% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure	78.5	15% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	36.0	49% below
Tornado risk12County figure	85.1	5% above
Wildfire risk12County figure	57.3	7% below
Heat wave risk12County figure	95.7	6% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 0.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 14.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Down 16.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 0.9% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+2.8 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 83% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Iron Mountain Lake in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$695/mo (2024)	$870/mo	$720 to $1,070/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$30,682 (2024)	$39,000	$33,000 to $46,000	+4.0%
Median home value	$38,600 (2024)	$51,000	$37,000 to $71,000	+4.9%
Population	647 (2025)	650	630 to 680	+0.2%

The median home would be worth 1.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.3 now.

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

Places like Iron Mountain Lake

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

Place	Rent	Income
St. Martinville, LA	$765	$36,130	Compare
Bath, NY	$735	$47,150	Compare
Menominee, MI	$735	$49,432	Compare
Turtle Creek, PA	$682	$45,997	Compare

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Common questions

Is Iron Mountain Lake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is valued at $38,600, less than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. The median household earns $30,682 a year, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 140 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 58 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Iron Mountain Lake expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $38,600.

What salary do you need to live in Iron Mountain Lake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Iron Mountain Lake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are St. Martinville, LA, Bath, NY, Menominee, MI and Turtle Creek, PA.

Sources and methods

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

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
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

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 Iron Mountain Lake with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Iron Mountain Lake itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/iron-mountain-lake-missouri

Citytistics. “Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/iron-mountain-lake-missouri/

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