These Are The 10 Best Suburbs In Missouri For 2018

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Are you sick of being a city slicker?

Do you long for life in suburban Missouri? Where you can drive your overly-large vehicle to the store for groceries, and schlep the kids around to practices and appointments without worrying about a parking space?

We do too.

Public transportation is…icky at times. When you have to call an Uber to get to urgent care on a Friday night, that gets old after a while.

So, the question is, if you wanted to move out to the suburbs of Jefferson City, where would you go? And how would you decide on the ranking factors to help you pick which Missouri suburb was best?

No worries. We got it all figured out here.

These are the 10 best suburbs in the Show Me State:

Glendale is the place to be when it comes to being a soccer mom in suburban Missouri.

So if you’re thinking of packing up your mini van and making a move to a quiet place to live in Missouri, we’ve got you covered.

Keep on reading for a detailed methodology. Or, check out the best places to live in Missouri and the best places to raise a family in Missouri.

How do you determine which suburb is the best in Missouri anyways?

To give you the best suburbs in Missouri, we have to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city, and make some assumptions about what’s a “best city” and what isn’t.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

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How we crunched the suburb numbers for the Show Me State

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using U.S. Census data produced for the state of Missouri, we looked at every town between 5,000 and 200,000 residents, and within 30 miles of a city that’s over 200,000 people (In other words, suburbs).

We paid particular attention to:

Median Home Values
Median Income
Population Density (Higher is Better)
Unemployment Rates
Commute Time
Education Levels
Health Insurance Coverage
Poverty Rates

We ranked each suburb in Missouri across a number of criteria from one to 44, with one being the best.

We then took the average rank across all criteria, with the town posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Suburb To Live In Missouri”.

The result is some of the safest, quiet, and awesome places to live in Missouri

Read on to see why Glendale is the ‘burb with the most, while Berkeley is probably not the best place to live in Missouri.

1. Glendale

Population: 5,917
Median Income: $128,571
Median Home Price: $345,400
Glendale is located 7 miles west of St. Louis.

2. Ladue

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Population: 8,579
Median Income: $186,371
Median Home Price: $771,500
Ladue is located 7 miles west of St. Louis.

3. Town And Country

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Population: 11,001
Median Income: $156,899
Median Home Price: $659,700
Town And Country is located 12 miles west of St. Louis.

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4. Webster Groves

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Population: 23,111
Median Income: $85,856
Median Home Price: $250,500
Webster Groves is located 6 miles west of St. Louis.

5. Des Peres

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Population: 8,507
Median Income: $119,517
Median Home Price: $384,700
Des Peres is located 11 miles west of St. Louis.

6. Creve Coeur

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Population: 18,072
Median Income: $93,398
Median Home Price: $359,400
Creve Coeur is located 10 miles west of St. Louis.

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7. Clayton

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Population: 16,034
Median Income: $88,250
Median Home Price: $577,300
Clayton is located 4 miles west of St. Louis.

8. Kirkwood

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Population: 27,614
Median Income: $77,917
Median Home Price: $263,200
Kirkwood is located 10 miles west of St. Louis.

9. Ballwin

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Population: 30,431
Median Income: $86,494
Median Home Price: $238,400
Ballwin is located 16 miles west of St. Louis.

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10. Brentwood

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Population: 8,030
Median Income: $72,903
Median Home Price: $208,700
Brentwood is located 5 miles west of St. Louis.

There You Have It – The Best Suburbs In Missouri

Here’s a look at the worst suburbs in Missouri according to the data:

Berkeley
Jennings
Bellefontaine Neighbors

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Detailed List Of The Best Suburbs In Missouri

City	Rank	Population	Median Income	Median Home Price
Glendale	1	5,917	$128,571	$345,400
Ladue	2	8,579	$186,371	$771,500
Town And Country	3	11,001	$156,899	$659,700
Webster Groves	4	23,111	$85,856	$250,500
Des Peres	5	8,507	$119,517	$384,700
Creve Coeur	6	18,072	$93,398	$359,400
Clayton	7	16,034	$88,250	$577,300
Kirkwood	8	27,614	$77,917	$263,200
Ballwin	9	30,431	$86,494	$238,400
Brentwood	10	8,030	$72,903	$208,700
Chesterfield	11	47,717	$97,090	$347,000
Sunset Hills	12	8,515	$100,771	$358,100
Manchester	13	18,183	$77,978	$216,100
Dardenne Prairie	14	12,692	$123,942	$267,800
Lake St. Louis	15	15,150	$79,439	$245,500
Weldon Spring	16	5,545	$94,551	$322,500
Olivette	17	7,830	$68,700	$291,700
Shrewsbury	18	6,197	$52,335	$166,000
Ellisville	19	9,188	$74,074	$227,700
Richmond Heights	20	8,486	$71,323	$237,600
Eureka	21	10,497	$92,125	$239,200
Crestwood	22	11,941	$65,547	$186,100
St. Peters	23	55,820	$72,927	$168,400
Wildwood	24	35,764	$125,444	$358,300
Maryland Heights	25	27,359	$60,566	$153,300
St. Charles	26	68,341	$59,059	$179,200
Florissant	27	52,218	$51,603	$94,700
Maplewood	28	7,948	$41,469	$154,800
Valley Park	29	6,956	$54,854	$171,400
St. Ann	30	12,931	$38,234	$87,500
Arnold	31	21,196	$60,535	$147,400
St. John	32	6,459	$39,596	$81,800
Pevely	33	5,616	$47,813	$124,600
Pacific	34	6,246	$45,262	$136,200
Festus	35	11,929	$45,523	$128,400
Overland	36	15,932	$43,799	$88,500
Black Jack	37	6,956	$53,506	$119,700
Hazelwood	38	25,604	$45,851	$106,100
Bridgeton	39	11,698	$51,908	$158,500
Ferguson	40	21,035	$41,572	$87,100
Dellwood	41	5,020	$44,583	$74,500
Bellefontaine Neighbors	42	10,785	$38,472	$69,600
Jennings	43	14,749	$31,981	$64,900
Berkeley	44	9,068	$30,262	$65,900