Brace yourself. We will show you the cities in the Show-Me State that can show you the money. Get ready to take a look at where the wealthiest folks in Missouri reside.
While St. Louis didn’t make the cut, it is the nexus of wealth in Missouri. Nine out of ten cities on this list are within an hour’s drive of St. Louis. Some of the suburbs also top our list of best places to live in Missouri.
Whether the riches make these spots desirable or their natural desirability attracts wealth is a matter best left to philosophers.
How did we determine the richest cities in Missouri? We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the latest Census and Zillow data on incomes and home prices. We limited the analysis to 188 Missouri cities with more than 3,000 residents.
If you want to rub elbows with Creve Coeur’s Jon Hamm, best to get your nose to the grindstone.
$250,001 median income · 1.1% poverty · #1 income in Missouri
Located in
St. Louis County, MissouriLadue is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in central St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2013 census, the city had a population of 8,560.
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$233,425 median income · 2.0% poverty · #2 income in Missouri
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$232,534 median income · 1.7% poverty · #3 income in Missouri
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St. Louis County, MissouriData | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$224,327 median income · 2.0% poverty · #4 income in Missouri
Located in
St. Louis County, MissouriDes Peres is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,373 at the 2010 census.
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$171,271 median income · 2.0% poverty · #5 income in Missouri
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Platte County, MissouriParkville is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,554 at the 2010 census. Parkville is known for its antique shops, art galleries, and historic downtown. The city is home to Park University and English Landing Park.
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$158,548 median income · 0.7% poverty · #9 income in Missouri
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St. Charles County, MissouriWeldon Spring is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,443 at the 2010 census. It was the location of the largest World War 2 explosives plant and later a uranium refining faculty.
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$161,060 median income · 2.2% poverty · #7 income in Missouri
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St. Louis County, MissouriData | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$170,700 median income · 2.0% poverty · #6 income in Missouri
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St. Louis County, MissouriGlendale is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,925 at the 2010 census.
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$138,144 median income · 3.7% poverty · #11 income in Missouri
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St. Louis County, MissouriSunset Hills is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,496 at the 2010 census.
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$123,000 median income · 8.0% poverty · #17 income in Missouri
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Missouri’s statewide median.
Missouri statewide median: $70,702
Missouri statewide median: $263,040
Missouri statewide median: 12.6%
Missouri statewide median: 4.0%
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Where the money lives in Missouri
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the richest places in Missouri for 2026
The first thing most people reach for is personal income. After all, rich people have really high salaries. But one statistic doesn’t capture what it means to be one of the “richest places,” so we applied Saturday Night Science to two measures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey:
- Median household income
- Median home value
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is, and home values are a measure of accumulated wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”
After collecting the data for all 188 places in Missouri with more than 3,000 people, we ranked each place from 1 to 188 on both criteria, then averaged the two ranks into a “Rich Score.” The place with the lowest Rich Score, Ladue, is crowned the richest city in Missouri for 2026.
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All 100 richest cities in Missouri, ranked
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| Rank | City | Rich Score | Population | Median income | Median home value | Poverty | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladue | 1.00 | 8,940 | $250,001 | $1,331,344 | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| 2 | Frontenac | 2.00 | 3,701 | $233,425 | $1,251,598 | 2.0% | 4.4% |
| 3 | Town and Country | 3.00 | 11,607 | $232,534 | $1,146,742 | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| 4 | Des Peres | 4.50 | 9,170 | $224,327 | $693,377 | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| 5 | Parkville | 7.00 | 8,366 | $171,271 | $578,744 | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| 6 | Weldon Spring | 7.50 | 5,310 | $158,548 | $629,191 | 0.7% | 4.2% |
| 7 | Wildwood | 8.50 | 35,133 | $161,060 | $576,009 | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 8 | Glendale | 9.00 | 6,114 | $170,700 | $565,844 | 2.0% | 0.3% |
| 9 | Sunset Hills | 9.50 | 9,112 | $138,144 | $610,688 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| 10 | Clayton | 10.50 | 17,380 | $123,000 | $871,223 | 8.0% | 3.6% |
| 11 | St. Paul | 10.50 | 3,456 | $159,022 | $500,931 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 12 | Creve Coeur | 10.50 | 18,643 | $127,188 | $614,771 | 6.1% | 2.6% |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 11.50 | 49,574 | $133,037 | $570,325 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| 14 | Dardenne Prairie | 13.00 | 13,503 | $152,500 | $469,903 | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| 15 | Cottleville | 13.50 | 5,937 | $131,310 | $491,929 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| 16 | Lake St. Louis | 17.50 | 18,066 | $125,693 | $431,422 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| 17 | Kirkwood | 18.00 | 29,363 | $121,270 | $462,235 | 5.3% | 3.1% |
| 18 | Ballwin | 18.50 | 31,279 | $124,626 | $412,225 | 4.8% | 2.9% |
| 19 | Olivette | 18.50 | 8,645 | $111,660 | $488,323 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| 20 | Webster Groves | 19.00 | 23,712 | $115,227 | $438,955 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| 21 | Ellisville | 21.00 | 10,002 | $113,309 | $403,570 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| 22 | Wentzville | 22.50 | 47,061 | $112,394 | $396,786 | 5.4% | 2.7% |
| 23 | Eureka | 23.50 | 13,081 | $108,394 | $403,523 | 7.9% | 3.4% |
| 24 | O’Fallon | 26.00 | 93,801 | $110,443 | $376,395 | 5.4% | 2.7% |
| 25 | Kearney | 27.50 | 10,885 | $103,622 | $390,530 | 3.6% | 2.6% |
| 26 | Lee’s Summit | 28.50 | 103,656 | $102,531 | $389,364 | 5.7% | 3.8% |
| 27 | Smithville | 30.50 | 10,705 | $101,165 | $371,403 | 5.4% | 1.1% |
| 28 | Greenwood | 30.50 | 6,013 | $107,250 | $355,951 | 3.2% | 0.9% |
| 29 | Raymore | 31.00 | 24,526 | $104,447 | $356,402 | 5.0% | 3.0% |
| 30 | Manchester | 32.50 | 18,160 | $97,801 | $374,848 | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| 31 | Richmond Heights | 33.00 | 9,153 | $94,460 | $390,830 | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| 32 | Crestwood | 33.00 | 12,295 | $107,169 | $339,629 | 5.5% | 1.6% |
| 33 | Pleasant Hill | 34.00 | 8,847 | $95,602 | $364,998 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
| 34 | Fenton | 34.00 | 4,088 | $101,000 | $350,648 | 3.5% | 8.1% |
| 35 | Byrnes Mill | 36.00 | 3,189 | $98,576 | $349,229 | 21.1% | 9.8% |
| 36 | Peculiar | 36.50 | 5,958 | $94,519 | $357,230 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| 37 | Ashland | 37.50 | 4,914 | $93,143 | $362,929 | 4.1% | 1.8% |
| 38 | Grain Valley | 43.00 | 16,271 | $89,649 | $326,296 | 9.7% | 1.8% |
| 39 | St. Charles | 43.50 | 71,508 | $85,937 | $344,643 | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| 40 | Liberty | 45.00 | 30,689 | $88,542 | $324,253 | 7.0% | 4.5% |
| 41 | St. Peters | 45.50 | 59,092 | $91,637 | $318,220 | 5.6% | 2.3% |
| 42 | Battlefield | 46.50 | 6,165 | $94,542 | $303,753 | 4.3% | 2.1% |
| 43 | Rock Hill | 46.50 | 4,693 | $95,372 | $302,430 | 5.2% | 2.6% |
| 44 | Blue Springs | 48.50 | 59,965 | $88,920 | $307,947 | 7.0% | 3.5% |
| 45 | Nixa | 49.00 | 24,836 | $83,385 | $318,320 | 7.1% | 3.2% |
| 46 | Platte City | 49.50 | 4,824 | $71,498 | $396,583 | 10.3% | 2.9% |
| 47 | Herculaneum | 50.50 | 5,071 | $93,438 | $299,331 | 5.6% | 1.2% |
| 48 | Moscow Mills | 54.50 | 3,823 | $73,468 | $332,273 | 10.1% | 6.7% |
| 49 | Wright City | 54.50 | 5,240 | $80,152 | $307,152 | 5.8% | 4.0% |
| 50 | Troy | 55.00 | 13,947 | $79,012 | $311,433 | 13.6% | 2.3% |
| 51 | Washington | 56.00 | 15,130 | $79,173 | $306,588 | 7.9% | 3.8% |
| 52 | Hillsboro | 56.00 | 3,500 | $77,500 | $317,063 | 11.7% | 4.2% |
| 53 | Holts Summit | 57.50 | 4,609 | $85,064 | $279,984 | 4.8% | 1.2% |
| 54 | Brentwood | 57.50 | 8,144 | $99,719 | $265,327 | 5.1% | 2.4% |
| 55 | Ozark | 58.00 | 22,417 | $74,182 | $316,347 | 12.6% | 4.3% |
| 56 | Odessa | 58.50 | 5,620 | $100,022 | $256,903 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| 57 | Shrewsbury | 59.50 | 6,316 | $80,757 | $285,844 | 10.0% | 3.4% |
| 58 | Rogersville | 59.50 | 4,908 | $70,485 | $325,958 | 10.9% | 2.6% |
| 59 | Willard | 61.00 | 6,488 | $84,600 | $272,134 | 9.7% | 2.3% |
| 60 | Festus | 62.50 | 13,201 | $73,532 | $299,935 | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| 61 | Arnold | 64.50 | 20,956 | $78,370 | $273,572 | 8.2% | 2.8% |
| 62 | Oak Grove | 64.50 | 8,538 | $75,102 | $291,503 | 8.6% | 6.5% |
| 63 | Columbia | 64.50 | 128,548 | $66,498 | $321,091 | 19.3% | 4.0% |
| 64 | Maryland Heights | 65.00 | 27,880 | $86,436 | $258,829 | 4.7% | 2.5% |
| 65 | Gladstone | 67.50 | 27,207 | $79,271 | $266,727 | 11.0% | 3.3% |
| 66 | University City | 68.00 | 34,685 | $80,694 | $265,837 | 14.5% | 3.8% |
| 67 | Jackson | 68.50 | 15,659 | $77,105 | $271,918 | 8.6% | 1.8% |
| 68 | Clever | 68.50 | 3,030 | $78,366 | $267,940 | 5.9% | 2.1% |
| 69 | Valley Park | 71.00 | 6,795 | $67,898 | $295,375 | 9.8% | 4.7% |
| 70 | Carl Junction | 71.50 | 8,339 | $82,879 | $250,863 | 8.4% | 0.6% |
| 71 | Bridgeton | 71.50 | 11,369 | $72,005 | $273,069 | 11.5% | 3.2% |
| 72 | Centralia | 75.50 | 4,690 | $66,438 | $275,705 | 11.9% | 7.0% |
| 73 | Belton | 76.00 | 25,008 | $69,226 | $270,041 | 9.7% | 4.8% |
| 74 | Union | 76.50 | 12,781 | $73,435 | $257,223 | 8.1% | 3.7% |
| 75 | Riverside | 77.00 | 4,276 | $52,006 | $468,190 | 17.3% | 6.5% |
| 76 | Jefferson City | 78.00 | 42,488 | $66,371 | $272,649 | 12.0% | 3.2% |
| 77 | Harrisonville | 79.00 | 9,970 | $62,473 | $294,225 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| 78 | Osage Beach | 80.00 | 4,905 | $55,994 | $323,783 | 12.8% | 2.7% |
| 79 | Warrenton | 80.00 | 9,066 | $61,031 | $299,573 | 14.6% | 4.7% |
| 80 | Republic | 80.50 | 19,829 | $65,729 | $268,263 | 17.7% | 1.9% |
| 81 | New Haven | 82.50 | 3,302 | $71,306 | $251,188 | 10.1% | 4.7% |
| 82 | Maplewood | 83.00 | 8,156 | $65,125 | $267,091 | 8.7% | 2.0% |
| 83 | Higginsville | 83.50 | 4,781 | $81,033 | $224,365 | 6.8% | 4.4% |
| 84 | Marshfield | 85.00 | 7,696 | $67,642 | $253,421 | 18.1% | 3.4% |
| 85 | Kansas City | 85.50 | 510,612 | $69,166 | $250,208 | 14.6% | 4.4% |
| 86 | Savannah | 87.50 | 5,053 | $62,535 | $266,126 | 4.4% | 2.4% |
| 87 | Palmyra | 88.50 | 3,623 | $69,922 | $239,486 | 5.4% | 3.2% |
| 88 | Camdenton | 89.00 | 4,023 | $54,375 | $300,788 | 15.3% | 4.0% |
| 89 | Pevely | 91.00 | 6,055 | $56,000 | $273,663 | 17.9% | 1.8% |
| 90 | Crystal City | 91.00 | 4,718 | $72,598 | $226,470 | 11.4% | 2.2% |
| 91 | Black Jack | 92.00 | 6,589 | $78,331 | $217,916 | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| 92 | Excelsior Springs | 92.50 | 10,484 | $72,609 | $223,588 | 15.2% | 5.0% |
| 93 | Pacific | 93.50 | 7,475 | $62,860 | $245,537 | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| 94 | Warrensburg | 94.00 | 19,582 | $57,067 | $266,468 | 16.2% | 6.0% |
| 95 | Hollister | 94.00 | 4,643 | $53,507 | $294,068 | 10.2% | 2.4% |
| 96 | California | 95.50 | 4,509 | $63,864 | $237,739 | 11.6% | 4.5% |
| 97 | Cameron | 97.50 | 8,519 | $61,791 | $243,891 | 15.7% | 5.4% |
| 98 | St. Robert | 99.50 | 5,356 | $62,641 | $231,890 | 19.2% | 4.3% |
| 99 | Webb City | 101.50 | 13,221 | $65,469 | $222,929 | 20.5% | 4.3% |
| 100 | Raytown | 103.50 | 29,445 | $68,840 | $205,243 | 12.5% | 5.6% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 188 cities with more than 3,000 residents.
Ladue is the richest place in Missouri for 2026
When we set out to identify the richest places in Missouri, we weren’t sure what we’d find, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in the state. The richest cities in Missouri are Ladue, Frontenac, and Town and Country, and when you look at the data they sit at the very top of the income ladder for everyone who lives there.
Breaking into the top ten takes a median household income of at least $123,000. If you’re curious about the other end of the ledger, the poorest places are listed to the right.
