Is Charlack a good place to live?
Charlack’s best subject grade is an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D for schools. 9.3% of residents are 65 or older in Charlack, where Missouri’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. On civic life, just 28 of Missouri’s 390 towns do worse. Charlack has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Charlack stand out
Where Charlack beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,275 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Charlack grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Charlack is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Charlack. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw10 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
22 mi Theme parkMid America AdventurePhoto 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 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Charlack: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Charlack, 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 Charlack.
Charlack’s public schools trail 93% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Ritenour school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritenour MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 737 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Homes in Charlack are worth about $133K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Charlack home is worth about $133,000, down 1.3% in a year, 50% below the Missouri typical home. 58% of households own their home in Charlack, below both Missouri’s towns (64%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Charlack | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,096 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Residents of Charlack are less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns
Charlack beats the Missouri average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 38% of Charlack adults feel lonely.
| Charlack | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Charlack | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6% | 6.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.1% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Charlack has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Charlack for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Charlack fell to 287 in 2023, 84 fewer than in 2013. The median household income in Charlack is $55,000.
| Charlack | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Charlack has four seasons and hot summers
Charlack 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Earthquakes leads a moderate hazard risk in Charlack
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Charlack
Colleges nearby
24 within 15 miles of the center of Charlack
About 3 of every 100 Charlack residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Charlack for work
Where Charlack’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Charlack
City in Missouri, United States
Charlack is a city in Midland Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,304 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Area code
- 816
Questions about Charlack
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Charlack, MO expensive?
That is 1.7 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 B.