Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Median home value$472,500
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,644/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
St. Louis 26%
Chesterfield
St. Louis County49,574 residents2 school districts
73
B
Suburbgrade score
7th 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 Chesterfield is like to live in, by category
Bars show Chesterfield against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 86/100
A−
Within-state proficiency95th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.5
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate95%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Housing cost index148
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.08%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Mean commute21.6 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes74%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi1.3
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Restaurants & cafés38
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks17
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Median household income$133,037
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment3.2%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations70%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Chesterfield on cost of living
Chesterfield's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Washington25 mi from ChesterfieldB 66 C+ Lemay18 mi from ChesterfieldB 60 C Mehlville18 mi from ChesterfieldB 64 C+ Jennings17 mi from ChesterfieldB 39 D− Arnold20 mi from ChesterfieldB 64 C+ St. Louis18 mi from ChesterfieldB 57 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 Chesterfield
Is Chesterfield, MO a good place to live?
Chesterfield scores 73 out of 100, 7th 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 Chesterfield expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $472,500, 93% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.08%. $1,644/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Chesterfield?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Chesterfield sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 14.5 student–teacher ratio. Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield?
The mean commute is 21.6 min, with 74% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 1.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Chesterfield?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 38 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Chesterfield old or new?
The median home in Chesterfield was built in 1982 — newer 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. 75% 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.