Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$167,400
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$996/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
St. Louis 26%
Hazelwood
St. Louis County25,114 residents2 school districts
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
56th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
42
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Hazelwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Hazelwood against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Within-state proficiency9th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate87%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index87
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.39%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute27.4 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes71%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.9
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 26/100
F
Restaurants & cafés3
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks7
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 27/100
F
Median household income$55,908
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment10%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations38%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Hazelwood on amenities
Hazelwood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
St. Louis14 mi from HazelwoodA 57 C− Clayton11 mi from HazelwoodA− 77 B Overland7 mi from HazelwoodB+ 53 C− University City10 mi from HazelwoodB+ 62 C St. Peters11 mi from HazelwoodB 72 B− Kirkwood15 mi from HazelwoodB 76 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Hazelwood
Is Hazelwood, MO a good place to live?
Hazelwood scores 42 out of 100, 56th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Hazelwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $167,400, 32% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.39%. $996/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Hazelwood?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Hazelwood sit at the 9th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Hazelwood is served by Hazelwood and Ferguson-Florissant R-II. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Hazelwood?
The mean commute is 27.4 min, with 71% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 0.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Hazelwood?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 3 restaurants and cafés and 7 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Hazelwood old or new?
The median home in Hazelwood was built in 1970 — close to 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. 68% 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.