Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 18,368.
Concord grades A− overall, 32nd among Missouri's 247 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $89K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $335K for a typical one and 4.2 times the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Concord, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Joseph Sappington House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Concord is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 69% of U.S. towns.
Where Concord beats most towns.
Where Concord’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Concord is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 21,217 in 1970, 17,668 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Concord. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
12 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
12 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
18 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
11 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterCahokia: 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
Concord is unincorporated, so St. Louis County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Concord.
Concord has less food insecurity than most of Missouri, but it has little public open land and has property taxes 1.7 times the Missouri norm.
Most working residents leave Concord for work: only 3% work in town. 15% of workers work from home in Concord. The top destinations are St.
| Concord | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 9% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Mehlville R-Ix school district. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dressel Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 598 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Missouri is food insecurity: 8.3% of its 13,859 adults worry about having enough food, against 13.7% statewide.
30% of Concord adults sleep under 7 hours. Concord beats the Missouri average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Concord adults have obesity.
| Concord | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Concord | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 13.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $3,333, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Concord home is worth about $335,000, up 4.2% in a year, 26% above the Missouri typical home.
| Concord | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,215 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Concord has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Concord is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (18% statewide). Concord’s median age is 43.5 years. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Concord | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Concord | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.9% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Concord since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 26 of its 3,503 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Concord itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bohrer County Park | 0.1 mi | 13 |
| 2. Officer Blake C. Snyder Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
22 within 15 miles of the center of Concord
About 4 of every 100 Concord residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Place in Missouri, United States
Concord is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 17,668 at the 2020 census. It should not be confused with Concord Township, which the CDP shares much land with, but these areas' boundaries are not identical.
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5 towns share a border with Concord.
Affton next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Concord’s B+) and higher for cost of living (A− to C+).
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | #32 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Green Park | #2 | A+ | A− | — | B+ | A− |
| Mehlville | #40 | A− | B+ | — | B | B |
| Affton | #25 | A | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Sappington | #20 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| Lakeshire | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Lakeshire has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Concord, Green Park, Mehlville, Affton, Sappington and Lakeshire report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Concord with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Concord grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #32 of 247 in Missouri. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools.
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 C+.
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