Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Median home value$295,700
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,332/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
St. Louis 26%
O'Fallon
St. Clair County32,262 residents3 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
24th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by cost of living.
62
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 O'Fallon is like to live in, by category
Bars show O'Fallon against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency71st pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.2
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Housing cost index124
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.85%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute25.3 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes67%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi8.9
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Restaurants & cafés37
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks24
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median household income$105,982
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment3.7%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations54%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than O'Fallon on cost of living
O'Fallon's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lemay20 mi from O'FallonB 60 C Mehlville23 mi from O'FallonB 64 C+ Jennings21 mi from O'FallonB 39 D− St. Louis18 mi from O'FallonB 57 C− Affton22 mi from O'FallonB 62 C Bellefontaine Neighbors20 mi from O'FallonB− 42 D− 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 O'Fallon
Is O'Fallon, IL a good place to live?
O'Fallon scores 62 out of 100, 24th 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 O'Fallon expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $295,700, 21% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.85%. $1,332/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in O'Fallon?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving O'Fallon sit at the 71st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 16.2 student–teacher ratio. O'Fallon is served by O Fallon Twp Hsd 203, O Fallon CCSD 90 and Central SD 104. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from O'Fallon?
The mean commute is 25.3 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 8.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in O'Fallon?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 24 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in O'Fallon old or new?
The median home in O'Fallon was built in 1997 — 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. 74% 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.