Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$303,600
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,215/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
St. Louis 26%
Concord
St. Louis County18,368 residents2 school districts
69
B−
Suburbgrade score
13th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by commute & transport.
69
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 Concord is like to live in, by category
Bars show Concord against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency80th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.0
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate95%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index103
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 · 63/100
C+
Mean commute24.1 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes64%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.6
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés87
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks14
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$89,038
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment2.9%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations50%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Concord on commute & transport
Concord's weakest grade is C+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Clayton9 mi from ConcordA+ 77 B Webster Groves5 mi from ConcordA 76 B Creve Coeur12 mi from ConcordA 76 B Kirkwood6 mi from ConcordA− 76 B Crestwood3 mi from ConcordA− 74 B Maryland Heights16 mi from ConcordB+ 67 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Concord
Is Concord, MO a good place to live?
Concord scores 69 out of 100, 13th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Concord expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $303,600, 24% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.08%. $1,215/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Concord?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Concord sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 15.0 student–teacher ratio. Concord is served by Lindbergh Schools and Mehlville R-Ix. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Concord?
The mean commute is 24.1 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 2.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Concord?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 87 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Concord old or new?
The median home in Concord was built in 1968 — 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. 89% 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.