Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 87/100
A−
Median home value$495,800
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,661/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households19%
St. Louis 26%
Wildwood
St. Louis County35,133 residentsRockwood R-Vi
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
20th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and schools, held back by amenities.
66
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wildwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wildwood against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 87/100
A−
Within-state proficiency96th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.1
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate95%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 42/100
D−
Housing cost index159
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.17%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute27.3 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes53%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 26/100
F
Restaurants & cafés8
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks10
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Median household income$161,060
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment2.3%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations62%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wildwood on amenities
Wildwood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
St. Louis23 mi from WildwoodA 57 C− Clayton19 mi from WildwoodA− 77 B Overland18 mi from WildwoodB+ 53 C− University City19 mi from WildwoodB+ 62 C St. Peters15 mi from WildwoodB 72 B− Kirkwood13 mi from WildwoodB 76 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Wildwood
Is Wildwood, MO a good place to live?
Wildwood scores 66 out of 100, 20th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wildwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D−. The median home is $495,800, 103% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.17%. $1,661/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wildwood?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Wildwood sit at the 96th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 14.1 student–teacher ratio. Wildwood is served by Rockwood R-Vi. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wildwood?
The mean commute is 27.3 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 25% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wildwood?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 8 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Wildwood old or new?
The median home in Wildwood was built in 1992 — 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. 93% 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.