Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 78/100
B+
Median home value$614,000
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,622/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
St. Louis 26%
Creve Coeur
St. Louis County18,643 residents2 school districts
76
B
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
76
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 Creve Coeur is like to live in, by category
Bars show Creve Coeur against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 91/100
A
Within-state proficiency95th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.7
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate97%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Housing cost index173
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 · 90/100
A
Mean commute18.5 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes83%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi4.9
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Restaurants & cafés62
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks34
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Median household income$127,188
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment2.6%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations65%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Creve Coeur on cost of living
Creve Coeur's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lemay12 mi from Creve CoeurB 60 C Mehlville13 mi from Creve CoeurB 64 C+ Jennings11 mi from Creve CoeurB 39 D− Arnold17 mi from Creve CoeurB 64 C+ St. Louis11 mi from Creve CoeurB 57 C− Affton10 mi from Creve CoeurB 62 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 Creve Coeur
Is Creve Coeur, MO a good place to live?
Creve Coeur scores 76 out of 100, 2nd 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 Creve Coeur expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $614,000, 151% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.08%. $1,622/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Creve Coeur?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Creve Coeur sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 13.7 student–teacher ratio. Creve Coeur is served by Parkway C-2 and Ladue. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Creve Coeur?
The mean commute is 18.5 min, with 83% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 4.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Creve Coeur?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 62 restaurants and cafés and 34 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Creve Coeur old or new?
The median home in Creve Coeur was built in 1980 — 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. 57% 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.