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Pacific, Missouri

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A town of 7,475. A typical home worth about $249K.

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Population
7,475
+5.9% since 2010
Typical home
$249K
+4.6% in a year
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
39.7
years
Jobs based here
4,680
Balanced

What makes Pacific stand out

The 3 things Pacific does most differently from other towns.

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Housing

A typical Pacific home is worth about $249K

The typical Pacific home is worth about $249,000, up 4.6% in a year, 7% below the Missouri typical home.

$249KZillow home value

Typical home value

Pacific$249K
Missouri$268K
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
31
days on market
100.9%
sale-to-list price
+4.6%
value change, 1 year
10
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

About one in eight working residents works right in Pacific

Most working residents leave Pacific for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are St. Louis (8%), Chesterfield (5%) and Eureka (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

12%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pacific12%
St. Louis8%
Chesterfield5%
Eureka4%
Fenton3%
20 mi
median commute distance
4,680
jobs based in Pacific
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns

Pacific beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better28 too close to call3 worse
What stands outPacificMO
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.8%8.6%
More binge drinkers19.1%16.3%
Mercy Hospital Washington
14.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
69th
percentile among MO towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
425
paid flood claims since 1982
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Pacific has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–44°
Spring44–67°
Summer65–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 47% of U.S. towns

Pacific reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.

B−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Pacific2.5
Missouri4.3
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Pacific8.5
Missouri16.9
U.S.15.5
47th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
56th
percentile among MO towns
20
violent crimes reported in 2025
68
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Outdoors

1.3% of Pacific is conserved land

0.6 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.

1.3%conserved
Map of Pacific: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.3%
conserved · 59 of 4,401 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Pacific Community Park0.1 mi30
2. Liberty Field—26
3. Pacific Palisades Conservation Area—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Schools

Pacific’s public schools outperform 49% of Missouri districts

The public schools Pacific’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Zitzman Elem.K–4469B+
St. Bridget Elementary School PrivatePK–8146
Riverbend SCH.7–8442C+
Pacific Intermediate5–6399B
Pacific High9–12973C−
Missouri Eastern Corr Center7–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduationAll 7 schools →
Pacific, formerly Franklin, Franklin Co., Missouri 1869
1869 · Pacific, formerly Franklin, Franklin Co., Missouri 1869 · Wikimedia Commons
Pacific’s story

Pacific in pictures

24 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Downtown Pacific MO-medSt Peters Sandstone Pacific MO 1-medSt Peters Sandstone Pacific MO 5-med
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About Pacific

City in Missouri, United States

Official town website ↗

Pacific (formerly Franklin) is a city in eastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States, extending east into southwest St. Louis County. The population was 7,414 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
7,414
Area
5.9 sq mi
Elevation
466 ft
ZIP code
63069
Area code
636

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