Wentzville vs Lake St. Louis

Wentzville and Lake St. Louis on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

68B−

C+67

Wentzville ahead by 1Editorial weights

Category by category

B−HousingB

Lake St. Louis +6 pts

A−SchoolsA−

Wentzville +1 pts

C+Cost of livingC−

Wentzville +8 pts

D+CommuteC

Lake St. Louis +13 pts

C+AmenitiesD+

Wentzville +11 pts

BEmploymentC+

Wentzville +10 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

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

$331kMedian home value$406k

$1,345Median rent$1,588

27.8 minMean commute25.6 min

$112kMedian household income$126k

1.15%Effective property tax1.11%

88th pctWithin-state proficiency88th pct

70Restaurants & cafés17

47,061Population18,066

0Resident responses0

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