Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$135,600
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,160/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
St. Louis 26%
Spanish Lake
St. Louis County17,873 residentsHazelwood
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
54th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
42
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Spanish Lake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Spanish Lake against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency10th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.4
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate86%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index93
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.52%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute24.6 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes68%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Restaurants & cafés16
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks6
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$55,920
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment7.2%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations28%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Spanish Lake on housing & affordability
Spanish Lake's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Town and Country18 mi from Spanish LakeA 71 B− Chesterfield22 mi from Spanish LakeB+ 73 B Creve Coeur15 mi from Spanish LakeB+ 76 B Clayton12 mi from Spanish LakeB 77 B Ballwin23 mi from Spanish LakeB 73 B Webster Groves16 mi from Spanish LakeB 76 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Spanish Lake
Is Spanish Lake, MO a good place to live?
Spanish Lake scores 42 out of 100, 54th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Spanish Lake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $135,600, 45% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.52%. $1,160/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Spanish Lake?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Spanish Lake sit at the 10th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 14.4 student–teacher ratio. Spanish Lake is served by Hazelwood. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Spanish Lake?
The mean commute is 24.6 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Spanish Lake?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 16 restaurants and cafés and 6 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Spanish Lake old or new?
The median home in Spanish Lake was built in 1969 — 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. 73% 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.