The 10 Richest Cities In Missouri For 2024


The richest cities in Missouri are Ladue and Frontenac for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

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


Richest Cities In Missouri Map

What’s the richest city in Missouri? Ladue is the richest place in Missouri for 2024.

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 2024

1. Ladue

Ladue, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 8,934
Median Income: $250,001
Median Home Values: $1,110,693
More on Ladue: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Frontenac

Frontenac, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 3,639
Median Income: $250,001
Median Home Values: $1,057,065
More on Frontenac: Data | Crime | Real Estate

3. Town and Country

Town And Country, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 11,575
Median Income: $231,382
Median Home Values: $963,818
More on Town And Country: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Des Peres

Des Peres, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 9,140
Median Income: $214,810
Median Home Values: $595,231
More on Des Peres: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Parkville

Parkville, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,669
Median Income: $166,563
Median Home Values: $574,364
More on Parkville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Lake Lotawana

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 3,017
Median Income: $156,146
Median Home Values: $601,409
More on Lake Lotawana: Data | Crime | Real Estate

7. Weldon Spring

Weldon Spring, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,320
Median Income: $143,389
Median Home Values: $549,244
More on Weldon Spring: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Glendale

Glendale, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,131
Median Income: $157,750
Median Home Values: $505,640
More on Glendale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Clayton

Clayton, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 17,212
Median Income: $125,829
Median Home Values: $754,588
More on Clayton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Wildwood

Wildwood, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 35,276
Median Income: $147,508
Median Home Values: $513,120
More on Wildwood: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Missouri For 2024

Map Of The Richest Places To Live In Missouri
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 2018-2022 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 2024.”

The data has been updated for 2024. This is our tenth 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 2024

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, Lake Lotawana, Weldon Spring, Glendale, Clayton, and Wildwood.

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: Normandy
2nd Poorest: Jennings
3rd Poorest: Charleston

For more Missouri reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Missouri

Rank City RichScore Median Income Average Home Price
1 Ladue 1.25 $250,001 $1,110,693
2 Frontenac 1.75 $250,001 $1,057,065
3 Town And Country 3.0 $231,382 $963,818
4 Des Peres 5.0 $214,810 $595,231
5 Parkville 6.0 $166,563 $574,364
6 Lake Lotawana 6.0 $156,146 $601,409
7 Weldon Spring 8.5 $143,389 $549,244
8 Glendale 9.0 $157,750 $505,640
9 Clayton 9.5 $125,829 $754,588
10 Wildwood 9.5 $147,508 $513,120
11 Sunset Hills 11.5 $126,199 $538,666
12 St. Paul 12.0 $142,946 $480,125
13 Chesterfield 12.5 $137,052 $498,560
14 Creve Coeur 13.5 $115,120 $536,873
15 Dardenne Prairie 13.5 $140,844 $438,717
16 Cottleville 15.0 $130,139 $427,594
17 Lake St. Louis 18.5 $114,230 $398,486
18 Ballwin 19.0 $118,647 $379,084
19 Kirkwood 19.5 $107,905 $414,629
20 Webster Groves 21.0 $105,930 $388,329
21 Olivette 21.5 $102,630 $440,935
22 Wentzville 22.0 $109,158 $364,171
23 Eureka 24.5 $104,697 $364,147
24 Kearney 25.0 $99,969 $379,573
25 Ellisville 25.5 $104,360 $360,277
26 O’fallon 27.0 $104,863 $343,861
27 Lee’s Summit 28.5 $103,447 $347,310
28 Smithville 30.0 $95,122 $354,373
29 Greenwood 31.0 $103,560 $327,682
30 Richmond Heights 31.0 $94,384 $353,272
31 Crestwood 31.0 $111,791 $306,853
32 Raymore 33.0 $96,536 $328,747
33 Peculiar 34.0 $91,783 $329,307
34 Manchester 35.0 $89,153 $332,927
35 Fenton 36.0 $97,500 $311,313
36 Pleasant Hill 39.5 $88,408 $320,437
37 Liberty 39.5 $91,512 $303,673
38 Ashland 39.5 $87,377 $321,175
39 Grain Valley 42.0 $82,364 $323,497
40 St. Peters 44.0 $88,708 $289,759
41 St. Charles 45.5 $83,589 $295,372
42 Blue Springs 48.5 $82,965 $283,645
43 Rock Hill 49.0 $85,155 $277,056
44 Brentwood 51.5 $89,688 $253,415
45 Nixa 51.5 $74,814 $297,518
46 Battlefield 52.5 $82,302 $273,871
47 Shrewsbury 52.5 $82,681 $267,379
48 Moscow Mills 54.0 $70,429 $301,699
49 Washington 55.5 $75,127 $276,502
50 Troy 56.0 $74,463 $278,307
51 Byrnes Mill 56.5 $65,156 $324,035
52 Wright City 58.0 $74,904 $263,531
53 Herculaneum 58.5 $79,824 $253,073
54 Ozark 60.5 $66,631 $290,499
55 Oak Grove 60.5 $71,006 $271,763
56 Willard 61.0 $76,500 $252,650
57 Platte City 61.5 $58,802 $356,507
58 Holts Summit 63.5 $78,352 $242,610
59 Jackson 66.5 $72,500 $245,343
60 Odessa 66.5 $86,125 $225,800
61 Maryland Heights 67.0 $82,232 $234,669
62 Bridgeton 67.0 $69,982 $250,506
63 Festus 69.0 $65,942 $259,258
64 Arnold 69.5 $72,317 $241,114
65 Gladstone 70.5 $68,633 $246,002
66 Columbia 71.5 $60,455 $280,111
67 Carl Junction 71.5 $69,259 $242,308
68 University City 72.0 $71,888 $237,517
69 Country Club 72.5 $79,688 $218,532
70 Valley Park 72.5 $63,478 $260,081
71 Hillsboro 73.5 $58,929 $286,519
72 Warrenton 74.5 $62,096 $257,840
73 New Haven 75.5 $66,410 $241,163
74 Pevely 75.5 $68,141 $238,053
75 Osage Beach 76.0 $51,600 $340,267
76 Belton 77.0 $68,030 $236,726
77 Republic 77.5 $63,102 $249,783
78 Union 77.5 $68,864 $230,739
79 Marshfield 80.0 $63,842 $238,760
80 Harrisonville 82.5 $57,607 $253,584
81 Jefferson City 82.5 $63,649 $235,946
82 Kansas City 83.0 $65,256 $227,993
83 Excelsior Springs 83.0 $74,196 $202,892
84 Riverside 83.5 $47,668 $377,596
85 Centralia 83.5 $61,172 $241,072
86 Rogersville 85.0 $50,579 $319,741
87 Maplewood 86.0 $58,448 $243,461
88 Hollister 86.0 $51,578 $286,683
89 Warrensburg 87.0 $54,535 $250,017
90 Higginsville 88.5 $76,731 $187,986
91 California 95.0 $60,070 $210,292
92 Richmond 96.0 $61,694 $203,328
93 Branson 97.0 $49,790 $261,481
94 Fulton 97.5 $59,544 $205,135
95 Raytown 98.0 $64,542 $191,914
96 Palmyra 99.0 $60,694 $201,577
97 Camdenton 99.0 $45,833 $300,091
98 Black Jack 99.5 $63,617 $192,665
99 Lexington 100.0 $69,815 $169,049
100 Crystal City 102.5 $61,818 $191,427
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.