Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$231,800
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$827/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
St. Louis 26%
Washington
Franklin County15,130 residentsWashington
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
19th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on cost of living and schools, held back by housing & affordability.
66
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 Washington is like to live in, by category
Bars show Washington against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 76/100
B
Within-state proficiency82nd pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.3
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate90%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index83
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate0.76%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute21.1 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes75%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés50
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks34
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$79,173
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment3.8%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations44%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Washington on housing & affordability
Washington's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Wildwood19 mi from WashingtonA− 66 C+ Chesterfield25 mi from WashingtonB+ 73 B Dardenne Prairie21 mi from WashingtonB+ 71 B− Lake St. Louis20 mi from WashingtonB 67 C+ O'Fallon22 mi from WashingtonB− 70 B− Wentzville20 mi from WashingtonB− 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Washington
Is Washington, MO a good place to live?
Washington scores 66 out of 100, 19th 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 Washington expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $231,800, 5% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.76%. $827/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Washington?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Washington sit at the 82nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 13.3 student–teacher ratio. Washington is served by Washington. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Washington?
The mean commute is 21.1 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Washington?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 50 restaurants and cafés and 34 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Washington old or new?
The median home in Washington was built in 1978 — 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. 81% 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.