Breckenridge HillsMO
With 4,350 residents, it is a town in Missouri.
Is Breckenridge Hills a good place to live?
A town with more to fix than most. Its lowest grade is for schools: its schools rank behind 93% of the state's. With a D overall, Breckenridge Hills is better than 5% of U.S. towns and ranks 242nd of 247 in Missouri. Walkability is its strong suit (A): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 93% of U.S. towns. It is strong on cost of living as well (B+): a typical home costs about $124K, 1.5 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Safety is weaker too: it reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, including 31 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2023. Health is weaker too: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. Only 29 of Missouri’s 390 towns score lower on civic life.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · FBI crime data, 2023 · health, CDC PLACES.
What makes Breckenridge Hills stand out
Where Breckenridge Hills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
100% of working residents leave Breckenridge Hills for work
Where Breckenridge Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Breckenridge Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Breckenridge Hills is from typical.
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Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Breckenridge Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
11 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
12 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
22 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
11 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterPhoto 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 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Breckenridge Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Breckenridge Hills, 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 Breckenridge Hills.
Breckenridge Hills is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it reports more crime than St. John and its other graded neighbors.
Breckenridge Hills earns a D for schools
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Ritenour SR. High, with 2,041 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritenour SR. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,041 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Breckenridge Hills earns a D for safety
Each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from St. John (D) to St. Ann (C). Reported crimes fell from 139 to 70 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Breckenridge Hills’ rate of reported violence is 7.2 per 1,000 residents. The property crime rate locally is 25 per 1,000 residents.
| Breckenridge Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 7.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 25 per 1,000 residents | 15.2 | 13.1 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Breckenridge Hills than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
Against the 2,658 U.S. towns with household incomes like Breckenridge Hills’s, it is less healthy than 59%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
Just over a quarter of adults worry about having enough food in Breckenridge Hills. Breckenridge Hills: 77% of adults had a checkup this year, below both the Missouri town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). In Breckenridge Hills, 37% of adults feel lonely, and 36% get no exercise outside work. Against the Missouri average, Breckenridge Hills comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17.
| Breckenridge Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Breckenridge Hills | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.5% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Breckenridge Hills earns a B+ for cost of living
At 1.5 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $124K) costs less against local pay than in 96% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. 73.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.6% across Missouri.
In Breckenridge Hills, 54% of households live in a home they own. Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026. Breckenridge Hills’ rent at the middle of the market stands at $1,112 a month, against $970 a month in Missouri’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Breckenridge Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,112 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer of Breckenridge Hills’ working residents work locally than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
For Breckenridge Hills, the mean commuting time is 30 minutes. Jobs locally fell by 57 from 2013 to 2023, to 649. Among residents here, 26% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are St. Louis (13%), Maryland Heights (9%) and Creve Coeur (6%).
| Breckenridge Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Breckenridge Hills has four seasons and hot summers
The range runs from 23° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Breckenridge Hills: heat waves
153 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 22 properties have flooded more than once.
Breckenridge Hills has had 153 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to heat waves, and 19% to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Breckenridge Hills households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Breckenridge Hills
Colleges nearby
25 within 15 miles of the center of Breckenridge Hills
About 6 of every 100 Breckenridge Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
About Breckenridge Hills
City in Missouri, United States
Breckenridge Hills is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,458.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- Area code
- 314
Breckenridge Hills’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Breckenridge Hills.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge Hills | #242 | D | B+ | D | D | D |
| St. Ann | #158 | C | A− | C | C− | C− |
| Overland | #206 | D | B+ | D | D | C− |
| Woodson Terrace | #237 | D | B | D | D | D |
| St. John | #243 | D− | B | D | D | D |
Questions about Breckenridge Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Breckenridge Hills, MO a good place to live?
Breckenridge Hills grades D overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #242 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D for health, D for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Breckenridge Hills, 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 B+.