Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median home value$319,600
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,007/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households19%
St. Louis 26%
Crestwood
St. Louis County12,295 residentsLindbergh Schools
74
B
Suburbgrade score
5th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and schools, held back by cost of living.
74
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 Crestwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Crestwood against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Within-state proficiency86th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.2
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate96%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index108
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.05%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 83/100
A−
Mean commute20.2 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes76%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi6.1
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés49
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks42
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Median household income$107,169
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment1.6%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations57%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Crestwood on cost of living
Crestwood's weakest grade is C+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Festus23 mi from CrestwoodB+ 59 C Lemay5 mi from CrestwoodB 60 C Mehlville5 mi from CrestwoodB 64 C+ Jennings13 mi from CrestwoodB 39 D− Arnold9 mi from CrestwoodB 64 C+ St. Louis9 mi from CrestwoodB 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 Crestwood
Is Crestwood, MO a good place to live?
Crestwood scores 74 out of 100, 5th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Crestwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $319,600, 31% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.05%. $1,007/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Crestwood?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Crestwood sit at the 86th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 16.2 student–teacher ratio. Crestwood is served by Lindbergh Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Crestwood?
The mean commute is 20.2 min, with 76% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 6.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Crestwood?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 49 restaurants and cafés and 42 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Crestwood old or new?
The median home in Crestwood was built in 1960 — 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. 88% 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.