Chesterfield vs Ballwin

Chesterfield and Ballwin on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

73B

B73

Dead level on these weightsEditorial weights

Category by category

B+HousingB

Chesterfield +5 pts

A−SchoolsA

Ballwin +3 pts

D+Cost of livingC−

Ballwin +6 pts

B+CommuteC+

Chesterfield +16 pts

CAmenitiesB−

Ballwin +9 pts

BEmploymentB

Ballwin +2 pts

—Residents—

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Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$473kMedian home value$377k

$1,644Median rent$1,418

21.6 minMean commute25.5 min

$133kMedian household income$125k

1.08%Effective property tax1.15%

95th pctWithin-state proficiency95th pct

38Restaurants & cafés42

49,574Population31,279

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.