Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bel-Ridge’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and history; its weakest is a D− for health. Bel-Ridge's schools rank among the lowest in Missouri on tests and graduation. Only 8 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on health. On history, just 2 of Missouri’s 419 towns do better. Bel-Ridge's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Bel-Ridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bel-Ridge beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Bel-Ridge | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 26.7% | 9% |
2,737 counted in 2010 and 2,132 in 2020; an estimated 2,070 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Bel-Ridge is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,116 in 1950, a peak of 5,346 in 1970, 2,132 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bel-Ridge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
10 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise Center
15 mi LandmarkMonks MoundCahokia: 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bel-Ridge, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Bel-Ridge.
The typical Bel-Ridge home is worth about $75,000, down 0.8% in a year, 72% below the Missouri typical home. 47% of households own their home in Bel-Ridge, below both Missouri’s towns (64%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Bel-Ridge | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $969 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
34% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Bel-Ridge, against 22% in Missouri’s towns and 19% across U.S. towns. 40% of adults feel lonely in Bel-Ridge. Only 4 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Bel-Ridge.
| Bel-Ridge | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bel-Ridge | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 8.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 16.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 26.7% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bel-Ridge has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Bel-Ridge for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Bel-Ridge is $38,000. Jobs based in Bel-Ridge fell to 1,026 in 2023, 202 fewer than in 2013.
| Bel-Ridge | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $38,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Bel-Ridge | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Endicott Park | 0.1 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bel-Ridge.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
24 within 15 miles of the center of Bel-Ridge
About 2 of every 100 Bel-Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Bel-Ridge is a suburban city in northern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,132 at the 2020 census. Bel-Ridge is part of the Normandy Schools Collaborative. Bel-Ridge became a city in 2015 by a vote of the voters.
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3 towns share a border with Bel-Ridge.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel-Ridge | — | — | A− | — | D− | D− |
| St. John | #243 | D− | B | D | D | D |
| Bel-Nor | — | — | A− | — | D− | C− |
| Berkeley | #235 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D− |
Bel-Ridge and Bel-Nor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bel-Ridge and Bel-Nor report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bel-Ridge with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 0.9 years of the area's median household income ($80,196 across the St. Louis, MO-IL metro 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−.
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