St. Louis

60 cities and suburbs across St. Louis, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $244,800 and its mean commute 24.9 min. Clayton scores highest overall at 77. Union leads on cost of living.

Places

Median score

Poll responses

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Coverage

60 places
in St. Louis

One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.

10 mi

20 mi

30 mi

Downtown St. Louis

Clayton

Kirkwood

Chesterfield

O'Fallon

St. Charles

Wentzville

Maryland Heights

Washington

Wildwood

Mehlville

Eureka

O'Fallon

Union

Oakville

Festus

Waterloo

Edwardsville

Troy

Swansea

Glen Carbon

Collinsville

Belleville

Old Jamestown

Godfrey

Centralia

Alton

Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown St. Louis

Every suburb of St. Louis, ranked

#	Place	Score	Hous	Scho	Cost	Comm	Amen	Empl	Resi
1	Clayton	77 B	B	A+	D−	A+	A−	C+	—
2	Creve Coeur	76 B	B+	A	D	A	B	B	—
3	Kirkwood	76 B	B	A	C−	A−	B	B	—
4	Webster Groves	76 B	B	A	C−	A	B	B−	—
5	Crestwood	74 B	C+	B+	C+	A−	B	B	—
6	Manchester	74 B	C+	A	C	B+	B	C+	—
7	Chesterfield	73 B	B+	A−	D+	B+	C	B	—
8	Ballwin	73 B	B	A	C−	C+	B−	B	—
9	St. Peters	72 B−	C+	A	B−	C+	B	B−	—
10	Dardenne Prairie	71 B−	B+	A−	C−	C	D+	A	—
11	Town and Country	71 B−	A	A	F	B	D−	B+	—
12	O'Fallon	70 B−	B−	A	C+	C−	C−	B	—
13	Concord	69 B−	C+	B+	B−	C+	B	C+	—
14	St. Charles	69 B−	C	A−	C+	B−	C+	C+	—
15	Wentzville	68 B−	B−	A−	C+	D+	C+	B	—
16	Lake St. Louis	67 C+	B	A−	C−	C	D+	C+	—
17	Maryland Heights	67 C+	C−	B	B−	B+	D+	B	—
18	Ellisville	67 C+	B−	A	C	C−	C	C	—
19	Washington	66 C+	D+	B	B	B−	B−	C	—
20	Wildwood	66 C+	A−	A−	D−	C−	F	A−	—
21	Mehlville	64 C+	D+	B−	B	C+	C+	C	—
22	Arnold	64 C+	C−	B+	B	D−	B−	C	—
23	Eureka	64 C+	B−	B+	C−	D+	D+	B−	—
24	O'Fallon	62 C	C	B−	D	B−	C	C+	—
25	Affton	62 C	C−	C	B	C+	C−	B−	—
26	University City	62 C	C−	D−	C	B+	B+	C+	—
27	Union	61 C	D	B−	B+	C−	C+	C−	—
28	Columbia	60 C	C+	B−	C−	C−	F	B	—
29	Lemay	60 C	D−	C+	B	C+	C	C−	—
30	Shiloh	60 C	C−	B−	D+	C	D+	B	—
31	Oakville	60 C	C+	B−	B−	D+	F	C	—
32	Festus	59 C	D	A−	B+	D	C−	D−	—
33	Waterloo	59 C	C−	B	C+	D+	D−	B−	—
34	Troy	59 C	C	B−	D+	D+	D−	B	—
35	Edwardsville	58 C	C	C+	D	C	C	C−	—
36	Troy	58 C	C−	C+	B	D−	D+	C	—
37	Swansea	57 C−	C−	C+	D+	B−	D	C−	—
38	St. Louis	57 C−	F	F	B	B+	A	D	—
39	Fairview Heights	57 C−	D+	C−	C+	C+	C	D+	—
40	Glen Carbon	56 C−	C	C	D+	C−	D+	C+	—
41	Bridgeton	56 C−	D+	D+	C	B	D	C−	—
42	Highland	54 C−	D	B−	C	D−	F	B−	—
43	St. Ann	54 C−	F	D	B−	B	B−	D	—
44	Collinsville	54 C−	D	D+	C+	C	C	D+	—
45	Overland	53 C−	F	F	C+	B+	B+	D−	—
46	Belleville	52 D+	F	C	C−	C+	C	D−	—
47	Florissant	52 D+	D	F	C+	C	B−	D+	—
48	Wood River	51 D+	F	D	B−	C	C	D+	—
49	Old Jamestown	49 D+	B−	F	D+	D+	F	C−	—
50	Godfrey	47 D	C−	F	C−	C−	F	C−	—
51	Centralia	45 D	F	D	C+	B−	C−	F	—
52	Alton	45 D	F	F	C	C	C+	D−	—
53	Ferguson	44 D	F	D−	C	C	C	F	—
54	Spanish Lake	42 D−	F	D−	C	C−	F	F	—
55	Bellefontaine Neighbors	42 D−	F	F	B−	C	D	F	—
56	Hazelwood	42 D−	F	F	B−	C−	F	F	—
57	Granite City	42 D−	F	F	C+	C	D	F	—
58	East St. Louis	40 D−	F	F	C+	C+	C−	F	—
59	Jennings	39 D−	F	D−	B	C−	D	F	—
60	Cahokia Heights	35 F	F	F	C+	C	D−	F	—

— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 60 of 60 are currently below the threshold.

Six St. Louis lists

Best St. Louis suburbs for families Most affordable St. Louis suburbs Best St. Louis suburbs for schools Shortest commutes to Downtown St. Louis Most walkable St. Louis suburbs Best St. Louis suburbs for young professionals

8 head-to-heads

St. Louis vs Clayton O'Fallon vs Dardenne Prairie St. Charles vs St. Peters O'Fallon vs St. Peters Florissant vs Old Jamestown Chesterfield vs Ballwin Wentzville vs Lake St. Louis Belleville vs Swansea

5 guides

What "median home value" hides when you compare suburbsWhat a school proficiency percentile actually measuresWhat a two-mile amenity count can and cannot seeReading an effective property tax rateWhat the scores deliberately do not coverAll guides →