Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$223,600
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$922/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
St. Louis 26%
Festus
Jefferson County13,201 residentsFestus R-Vi
59
C
Suburbgrade score
32nd of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on schools and cost of living, held back by employment & income.
59
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 Festus is like to live in, by category
Bars show Festus against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 86/100
A−
Within-state proficiency95th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.4
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate98%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index83
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate0.64%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Mean commute26.4 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes56%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés34
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks14
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median household income$73,532
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment6.6%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations34%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Festus on employment & income
Festus's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Columbia20 mi from FestusB 60 C Crestwood23 mi from FestusB 74 B Kirkwood25 mi from FestusB 76 B Eureka23 mi from FestusB− 64 C+ Waterloo16 mi from FestusB− 59 C Affton23 mi from FestusB− 62 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Festus
Is Festus, MO a good place to live?
Festus scores 59 out of 100, 32nd of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Festus expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $223,600, 9% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.64%. $922/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Festus?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Festus sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 98% graduation rate and a 15.4 student–teacher ratio. Festus is served by Festus R-Vi. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Festus?
The mean commute is 26.4 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.5% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Festus?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 34 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Festus old or new?
The median home in Festus was built in 1983 — 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. 75% 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.