Clayton, MO: how dark is the sky here?

Clayton reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 80.7% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Clayton is from a meaningfully darker sky

7 miles from Clayton, straight-line, sits Kirkwood, MO, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Clayton's own suburban band.

Kirkwood, MO is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Clayton compares nationally

About 17,512 people live in Clayton, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Clayton places 2,572 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.