Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Median home value$432,000
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,444/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
St. Louis 26%
Dardenne Prairie
St. Charles County13,503 residents3 school districts
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
10th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on employment & income and schools, held back by amenities.
71
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 Dardenne Prairie is like to live in, by category
Bars show Dardenne Prairie against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 87/100
A−
Within-state proficiency93rd pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.0
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate96%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Housing cost index141
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.09%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute24.0 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes61%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés16
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks16
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 88/100
A
Median household income$152,500
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment1.6%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations53%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Dardenne Prairie on amenities
Dardenne Prairie's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Clayton22 mi from Dardenne PrairieA− 77 B Overland19 mi from Dardenne PrairieB+ 53 C− University City21 mi from Dardenne PrairieB+ 62 C St. Peters7 mi from Dardenne PrairieB 72 B− Kirkwood19 mi from Dardenne PrairieB 76 B Creve Coeur16 mi from Dardenne PrairieB 76 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Dardenne Prairie
Is Dardenne Prairie, MO a good place to live?
Dardenne Prairie scores 71 out of 100, 10th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Dardenne Prairie expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $432,000, 76% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.09%. $1,444/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Dardenne Prairie?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Dardenne Prairie sit at the 93rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 14.0 student–teacher ratio. Dardenne Prairie is served by Fort Zumwalt School District, Wentzville R-IV and Francis Howell R-III. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Dardenne Prairie?
The mean commute is 24.0 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Dardenne Prairie?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 16 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Dardenne Prairie old or new?
The median home in Dardenne Prairie was built in 2004 — 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. 95% 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.