Cedar Hill Dam on Big River in Missouri, 2005
Cedar Hill’s story
158 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
- 1868Cedar Hill is settled
Cedar HillMO
A town of 1,261, settled in 1868.
Photo: Photo taken by Marcusscotus1. · Public domain
Population
1,261
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$278K
+3.5% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
45.4
years
Jobs based here
283
A commuter town
Is Cedar Hill a good place to live?
Cedar Hill’s weakest subject grade is a D for hazard risk. Cedar Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,261 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Cedar Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Cedar Hill is from typical.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.9 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →HealthSSM St. Clare Health Center 14.7 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$61K median household incomeCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $278K, 3.5 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household incomeBOpen →SchoolsBehind 54% of Missouri districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.4; 10% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Cedar Hill: who provides what
Cedar Hill is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerUnion Electric13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterJefferson Co Pwsd 8No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesJefferson CountyJefferson County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereJeffersonJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code6301663016 100%Census 2020
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 Cedar Hill.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Cedar Hill has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. Cedar Hill’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. The share of residents in Cedar Hill who live below the poverty line is 16%, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Also worth knowing: jobs based here fell to 283 in 2023, 29 fewer than in 2013.
2%work in town
| Cedar Hill | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Cedar Hill2%
St. Louis9%
Fenton5%
Murphy4%
Chesterfield3%
21 mi
median commute distance
283
jobs based in Cedar Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
High risk in Cedar Hill, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cedar Hill after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC
Residents of Cedar Hill are less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
Two figures for adults in Cedar Hill: 19% smoke cigarettes, 31% feel lonely. This Missouri town tracks Missouri closely on all 32 CDC measures. The share of adults in Cedar Hill who have obesity is 41%, above both the Missouri town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 29% of Cedar Hill adults get no exercise outside work.
27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Cedar Hill | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
SSM St. Clare Health Center
14.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Cedar Hill’s year
The peak summer temperature for Cedar Hill comes to 89°F.
11″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–44°
Spring44–68°
Summer65–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade B
Cedar Hill stands out in Missouri and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home
The typical Cedar Hill home is worth about $278,000, up 3.5% in a year, close to the Missouri typical home.
$278KZillow home value
Typical home value
Cedar Hill$278K
Missouri$265K
+3.5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 63 attractions →Cahokia and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi State parkCahokia
11 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
30 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
30 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
38 mi LandmarkMonks MoundSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, 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 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cedar Hill
16pages on Cedar Hill
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Hill
About 0 of every 100 Cedar Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Cedar Hill for work
Where Cedar Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
283jobs based in Cedar Hill
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cedar Hill
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
Cedar Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northwest Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,721 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- ZIP code
- 63016
Questions about Cedar Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Hill, MO expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.