Bel-NorMO
A town of 1,351.
Is Bel-Nor a good place to live?
The best of Bel-Nor’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for walkability; the weakest is a D− for schools. Bel-Nor's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Bel-Nor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bel-Nor stand out
Where Bel-Nor beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bel-Nor | 1–5 | 205 |
| Incarnate Word Academy | 9–12 | 235 |
1,351 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Bel-Nor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Bel-Nor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bel-Nor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
9 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
9 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise Center
14 mi LandmarkMonks MoundPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Bel-Nor: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bel-Nor, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bel-Nor.
Bel-Nor’s public schools rank near the bottom of Missouri
Its two schools are below. 205 students attend Bel-Nor’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bel-NorLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 205 | D− |
| Incarnate Word Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 235 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Residents of Bel-Nor are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
In Bel-Nor, 17% of adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Missouri’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. CDC measures, 32 in all: Bel-Nor beats Missouri on 5 and trails on 10. Bel-Nor: 13% of adults binge drink. Only 9 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Bel-Nor.
| Bel-Nor | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bel-Nor | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13% | 16.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.7% | 64% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.5% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bel-Nor has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For half of commuters, work is under 7 miles away. Jobs based in Bel-Nor grew to 155 in 2023, 26 more than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. The typical household income for Bel-Nor comes to $111,000, above both the Missouri town median ($62,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Bel-Nor | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 9% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Bel-Nor
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Bel-Nor is valued at about $215K
The share of households in Bel-Nor who live in a home they own: 91%. For Bel-Nor, the going rate for rent is $1,011 a month.
| Bel-Nor | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,011 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crime reported in Bel-Nor
Most reported incidents are property crimes. Bel-Nor's reported crime rate is below Missouri's. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2023.
| Bel-Nor | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 13.3 per 1,000 residents | 15.4 | 13.1 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Bel-Nor faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Federal aid has come to Bel-Nor households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2022. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 36% come from earthquakes and 35% from heat waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bel-Nor
Colleges nearby
24 within 15 miles of the center of Bel-Nor
About 5 of every 100 Bel-Nor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Bel-Nor for work
Where Bel-Nor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bel-Nor
City in Missouri, United States
Bel-Nor is a northwestern suburban city of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,399 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
Questions about Bel-Nor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bel-Nor, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.