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.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Richest Places In Missouri For 2026
What’s the richest city in Missouri? Ladue is the richest place in Missouri for 2026.
The average income for the cities on this list is pushing $100,000/year, so you’ll need to save up before moving to the Kansas City suburb of Parkville. And in Ladue, you’d be lucky to get a house for under $750,000.
Pull up a gilded plate of BBQ ribs, flick on the Mizzou Tigers game, and learn more about where you can live like a Kansas City Royal.
Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about Missouri:
The 10 Richest Cities In Missouri For 2026
1. Ladue
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Population: 8,940
Median Income: $250,001
Median Home Values: $1,331,344
More on Ladue: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
2. Frontenac
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3. Town and Country
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Population: 11,607
Median Income: $232,534
Median Home Values: $1,146,741
More on Town And Country: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
4. Des Peres
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Population: 9,170
Median Income: $224,327
Median Home Values: $693,376
More on Des Peres: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
5. Parkville
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Population: 8,366
Median Income: $171,271
Median Home Values: $578,744
More on Parkville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
6. Weldon Spring
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Population: 5,310
Median Income: $158,548
Median Home Values: $629,190
More on Weldon Spring: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
7. Wildwood
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Population: 35,133
Median Income: $161,060
Median Home Values: $576,009
More on Wildwood: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
8. Glendale
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Population: 6,114
Median Income: $170,700
Median Home Values: $565,844
More on Glendale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
9. Sunset Hills
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Population: 9,112
Median Income: $138,144
Median Home Values: $610,688
More on Sunset Hills: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
10. Clayton
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Population: 17,380
Median Income: $123,000
Median Home Values: $871,222
More on Clayton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Missouri For 2026
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.
However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2020-2024 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:
- Median Home Values
- Median Household Income
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”
After we collected the data for all 188 places with more than 3,000 people in Missouri, we ranked each place from 1 to 188 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.
We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Ladue, crowned the “Richest City In Missouri For 2026.”
The data has been updated for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the wealthiest cities in Missouri.
You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 188 places.
Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Missouri For 2026
Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Missouri, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Missouri.
The richest cities in Missouri are Ladue, Frontenac, Town and Country, Des Peres, Parkville, Weldon Spring, Wildwood, Glendale, Sunset Hills, and Clayton.
When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.
If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Missouri, according to data:
Poorest: Caruthersville
2nd Poorest: Charleston
3rd Poorest: Normandy
For more Missouri reading, check out:
- Best Places To Live In Missouri
- Most Dangerous Cities in Missouri
- Cheapest Places To Live In Missouri
Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Missouri
| Rank | City | RichScore | Median Income | Average Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladue | 1.0 | $250,001 | $1,331,344 |
| 2 | Frontenac | 2.0 | $233,425 | $1,251,597 |
| 3 | Town And Country | 3.0 | $232,534 | $1,146,741 |
| 4 | Des Peres | 4.5 | $224,327 | $693,376 |
| 5 | Parkville | 7.0 | $171,271 | $578,744 |
| 6 | Weldon Spring | 7.5 | $158,548 | $629,190 |
| 7 | Wildwood | 8.5 | $161,060 | $576,009 |
| 8 | Glendale | 9.0 | $170,700 | $565,844 |
| 9 | Sunset Hills | 9.5 | $138,144 | $610,688 |
| 10 | Clayton | 10.5 | $123,000 | $871,222 |
| 11 | St. Paul | 10.5 | $159,022 | $500,931 |
| 12 | Creve Coeur | 10.5 | $127,188 | $614,771 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 11.5 | $133,037 | $570,324 |
| 14 | Dardenne Prairie | 13.0 | $152,500 | $469,902 |
| 15 | Cottleville | 13.5 | $131,310 | $491,928 |
| 16 | Lake St. Louis | 17.5 | $125,693 | $431,421 |
| 17 | Kirkwood | 18.0 | $121,270 | $462,234 |
| 18 | Ballwin | 18.5 | $124,626 | $412,224 |
| 19 | Olivette | 18.5 | $111,660 | $488,323 |
| 20 | Webster Groves | 19.0 | $115,227 | $438,954 |
| 21 | Ellisville | 21.0 | $113,309 | $403,570 |
| 22 | Wentzville | 22.5 | $112,394 | $396,785 |
| 23 | Eureka | 23.5 | $108,394 | $403,523 |
| 24 | O’fallon | 26.0 | $110,443 | $376,395 |
| 25 | Kearney | 27.5 | $103,622 | $390,529 |
| 26 | Lee’s Summit | 28.5 | $102,531 | $389,363 |
| 27 | Smithville | 30.5 | $101,165 | $371,403 |
| 28 | Greenwood | 30.5 | $107,250 | $355,951 |
| 29 | Raymore | 31.0 | $104,447 | $356,401 |
| 30 | Manchester | 32.5 | $97,801 | $374,848 |
| 31 | Richmond Heights | 33.0 | $94,460 | $390,829 |
| 32 | Crestwood | 33.0 | $107,169 | $339,628 |
| 33 | Pleasant Hill | 34.0 | $95,602 | $364,998 |
| 34 | Fenton | 34.0 | $101,000 | $350,647 |
| 35 | Byrnes Mill | 36.0 | $98,576 | $349,228 |
| 36 | Peculiar | 36.5 | $94,519 | $357,230 |
| 37 | Ashland | 37.5 | $93,143 | $362,928 |
| 38 | Grain Valley | 43.0 | $89,649 | $326,296 |
| 39 | St. Charles | 43.5 | $85,937 | $344,642 |
| 40 | Liberty | 45.0 | $88,542 | $324,253 |
| 41 | St. Peters | 45.5 | $91,637 | $318,220 |
| 42 | Battlefield | 46.5 | $94,542 | $303,752 |
| 43 | Rock Hill | 46.5 | $95,372 | $302,429 |
| 44 | Blue Springs | 48.5 | $88,920 | $307,946 |
| 45 | Nixa | 49.0 | $83,385 | $318,319 |
| 46 | Platte City | 49.5 | $71,498 | $396,582 |
| 47 | Herculaneum | 50.5 | $93,438 | $299,330 |
| 48 | Moscow Mills | 54.5 | $73,468 | $332,273 |
| 49 | Wright City | 54.5 | $80,152 | $307,151 |
| 50 | Troy | 55.0 | $79,012 | $311,432 |
| 51 | Washington | 56.0 | $79,173 | $306,588 |
| 52 | Hillsboro | 56.0 | $77,500 | $317,062 |
| 53 | Holts Summit | 57.5 | $85,064 | $279,983 |
| 54 | Brentwood | 57.5 | $99,719 | $265,327 |
| 55 | Ozark | 58.0 | $74,182 | $316,346 |
| 56 | Odessa | 58.5 | $100,022 | $256,903 |
| 57 | Shrewsbury | 59.5 | $80,757 | $285,843 |
| 58 | Rogersville | 59.5 | $70,485 | $325,958 |
| 59 | Willard | 61.0 | $84,600 | $272,134 |
| 60 | Festus | 62.5 | $73,532 | $299,934 |
| 61 | Arnold | 64.5 | $78,370 | $273,572 |
| 62 | Oak Grove | 64.5 | $75,102 | $291,502 |
| 63 | Columbia | 64.5 | $66,498 | $321,090 |
| 64 | Maryland Heights | 65.0 | $86,436 | $258,828 |
| 65 | Gladstone | 67.5 | $79,271 | $266,727 |
| 66 | University City | 68.0 | $80,694 | $265,837 |
| 67 | Jackson | 68.5 | $77,105 | $271,918 |
| 68 | Clever | 68.5 | $78,366 | $267,940 |
| 69 | Valley Park | 71.0 | $67,898 | $295,375 |
| 70 | Carl Junction | 71.5 | $82,879 | $250,863 |
| 71 | Bridgeton | 71.5 | $72,005 | $273,069 |
| 72 | Centralia | 75.5 | $66,438 | $275,704 |
| 73 | Belton | 76.0 | $69,226 | $270,040 |
| 74 | Union | 76.5 | $73,435 | $257,223 |
| 75 | Riverside | 77.0 | $52,006 | $468,189 |
| 76 | Jefferson City | 78.0 | $66,371 | $272,648 |
| 77 | Harrisonville | 79.0 | $62,473 | $294,225 |
| 78 | Osage Beach | 80.0 | $55,994 | $323,782 |
| 79 | Warrenton | 80.0 | $61,031 | $299,572 |
| 80 | Republic | 80.5 | $65,729 | $268,263 |
| 81 | New Haven | 82.5 | $71,306 | $251,187 |
| 82 | Maplewood | 83.0 | $65,125 | $267,091 |
| 83 | Higginsville | 83.5 | $81,033 | $224,364 |
| 84 | Marshfield | 85.0 | $67,642 | $253,421 |
| 85 | Kansas City | 85.5 | $69,166 | $250,207 |
| 86 | Savannah | 87.5 | $62,535 | $266,126 |
| 87 | Palmyra | 88.5 | $69,922 | $239,485 |
| 88 | Camdenton | 89.0 | $54,375 | $300,787 |
| 89 | Pevely | 91.0 | $56,000 | $273,663 |
| 90 | Crystal City | 91.0 | $72,598 | $226,469 |
| 91 | Black Jack | 92.0 | $78,331 | $217,915 |
| 92 | Excelsior Springs | 92.5 | $72,609 | $223,588 |
| 93 | Pacific | 93.5 | $62,860 | $245,537 |
| 94 | Warrensburg | 94.0 | $57,067 | $266,467 |
| 95 | Hollister | 94.0 | $53,507 | $294,068 |
| 96 | California | 95.5 | $63,864 | $237,739 |
| 97 | Cameron | 97.5 | $61,791 | $243,891 |
| 98 | St. Robert | 99.5 | $62,641 | $231,889 |
| 99 | Webb City | 101.5 | $65,469 | $222,929 |
| 100 | Raytown | 103.5 | $68,840 | $205,242 |