Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 25/100
F
Median home value$99,700
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,151/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
St. Louis 26%
Bellefontaine Neighbors
St. Louis County10,498 residents2 school districts
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
55th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
42
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bellefontaine Neighbors is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bellefontaine Neighbors against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Within-state proficiency3rd pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.2
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate84%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index81
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate0.95%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute26.5 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes63%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi1.4
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 43/100
D
Restaurants & cafés17
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks20
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 28/100
F
Median household income$49,170
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment5.9%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations35%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bellefontaine Neighbors on housing & affordability
Bellefontaine Neighbors's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Town and Country16 mi from Bellefontaine NeighborsA 71 B− Chesterfield20 mi from Bellefontaine NeighborsB+ 73 B Creve Coeur13 mi from Bellefontaine NeighborsB+ 76 B Clayton9 mi from Bellefontaine NeighborsB 77 B Ballwin21 mi from Bellefontaine NeighborsB 73 B Webster Groves13 mi from Bellefontaine NeighborsB 76 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Is Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO a good place to live?
Bellefontaine Neighbors scores 42 out of 100, 55th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bellefontaine Neighbors expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $99,700, 59% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.95%. $1,151/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bellefontaine Neighbors?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Bellefontaine Neighbors sit at the 3rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 84% graduation rate and a 15.2 student–teacher ratio. Bellefontaine Neighbors is served by Riverview Gardens and Hazelwood. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bellefontaine Neighbors?
The mean commute is 26.5 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 1.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bellefontaine Neighbors?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 17 restaurants and cafés and 20 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Bellefontaine Neighbors old or new?
The median home in Bellefontaine Neighbors was built in 1958 — older than 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. 94% 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.
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