Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 76/100
B
Median home value$377,100
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,418/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
St. Louis 26%
Ballwin
St. Louis County31,279 residents2 school districts
73
B
Suburbgrade score
8th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on schools and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
73
St. Louis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Ballwin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Ballwin against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 89/100
A
Within-state proficiency95th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.3
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate95%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Housing cost index127
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.15%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute25.5 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes64%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.7
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés42
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks48
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Median household income$124,626
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment2.9%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations59%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Ballwin on cost of living
Ballwin's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lemay15 mi from BallwinB 60 C Mehlville14 mi from BallwinB 64 C+ Jennings18 mi from BallwinB 39 D− Arnold15 mi from BallwinB 64 C+ St. Louis17 mi from BallwinB 57 C− Affton12 mi from BallwinB 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Ballwin
Is Ballwin, MO a good place to live?
Ballwin scores 73 out of 100, 8th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Ballwin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $377,100, 54% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.15%. $1,418/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Ballwin?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Ballwin sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 14.3 student–teacher ratio. Ballwin is served by Rockwood R-Vi and Parkway C-2. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Ballwin?
The mean commute is 25.5 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 2.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Ballwin?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 42 restaurants and cafés and 48 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Ballwin old or new?
The median home in Ballwin was built in 1976 — close to the St. Louis median of 1973. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 88% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.