St. Louis

Most walkable St. Louis suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Runner Fountain and Old Courthouse and Arch
St. Louis$198k median · 22.1 min commute
Amenities ACommute B+Residents inactive
93
Walkability
overall 57 C−
2
A view of some high-rises in downtown Clayton seen from the Moorlands.
Clayton$830k median · 16.6 min commute
Amenities A−Commute A+Residents inactive
85
Walkability
overall 77 B
3
City Hall, University City, MO, USA
University City$307k median · 21.5 min commute
Amenities B+Commute B+Residents inactive
81
Walkability
overall 62 C
4
Downtown Overland, Missouri, United States.
Overland$132k median · 20.2 min commute
Amenities B+Commute B+Residents inactive
79
Walkability
overall 53 C−
5
Downtown Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood$451k median · 20.4 min commute
Amenities BCommute A−Residents inactive
71
Walkability
overall 76 B
6
Big Bend in Webster Groves, Missouri
Webster Groves$388k median · 19.0 min commute
Amenities BCommute AResidents inactive
70
Walkability
overall 76 B
7
Crestwood
Crestwood$320k median · 20.2 min commute
Amenities BCommute A−Residents inactive
70
Walkability
overall 74 B
8
Main Street, Belleville, IL
Belleville$141k median · 25.1 min commute
Amenities CCommute C+Residents inactive
70
Walkability
overall 52 D+
9
Creve Coeur, MO compilation of images
Creve Coeur$614k median · 18.5 min commute
Amenities BCommute AResidents inactive
70
Walkability
overall 76 B
10
Entrance to St. Ann Along East Bound St. Charles Rock Road (MO Route 180)
St. Ann$127k median · 21.1 min commute
Amenities B−Commute BResidents inactive
68
Walkability
overall 54 C−
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: St. Louis (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, NPS from St. Louis, MO, USA · CC BY 2.0); Clayton (Lightmetro · CC BY-SA 4.0); University City (J. Crocker · Attribution); Overland (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); Kirkwood (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); Webster Groves (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); Crestwood (Guerreroast · CC BY-SA 4.0); Belleville (artistmac · CC BY-SA 2.0); Creve Coeur (LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0); St. Ann (Eich2004 · CC BY-SA 4.0).