Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,134. Louis metro’s $80K median household income.
The best of Calverton Park’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for walkability; the weakest is a C− for schools. Calverton Park’s violent crime rate is 6.3 per 1,000 residents, where Missouri’s towns sit at 2.3 and U.S. towns at 1.8. On civic life, just 8 of Missouri’s 390 towns do worse. Calverton Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Calverton Park beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Calverton Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 139 in 1940, a peak of 2,025 in 1970, 1,143 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1927 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Calverton Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
12 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
12 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
11 mi Ancient sitePiasa
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 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Calverton Park, 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 Calverton Park.
The typical Calverton Park home is worth about $104,000, up 0.6% in a year, 61% below the Missouri typical home. Calverton Park’s median rent is $1,238 a month, above Missouri’s towns ($971 a month) and close to U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Calverton Park | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,238 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Ferguson-Florissant R-II. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 368 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Calverton Park beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 36% of Calverton Park adults feel lonely.
| Calverton Park | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Calverton Park | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.4% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Calverton Park for work: only 0% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Calverton Park. Jobs based in Calverton Park grew to 120 in 2023, 30 more than in 2013.
| Calverton Park | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Calverton Park 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Calverton Park's reported crime rate is below Missouri's. Most reported incidents are property crimes. 7 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Calverton Park | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 40 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Calverton Park | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.7% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.7% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
24 within 15 miles of the center of Calverton Park
About 5 of every 100 Calverton Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
1,293 counted in 2010 and 1,143 in 2020; an estimated 1,134 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Calverton Park is a city in Ferguson Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,143 at the 2020 census. The Village of Calverton Park incorporated as the City of Calverton Park in 2014.
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Not for the area. 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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