Cool ValleyMO
A town of 1,005.
Is Cool Valley a good place to live?
Cool Valley’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Cool Valley, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 14 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on health. Only 26 of Missouri’s 390 towns score lower on civic life. Cool Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cool Valley stand out
Where Cool Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
| Widest gap | Cool Valley | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24.4% | 9% |
Cool Valley has shrunk 16% since 2010
1,196 counted in 2010 and 1,039 in 2020; an estimated 1,005 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Cool Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Cool Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cool Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
9 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
9 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
14 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
9 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 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Cool Valley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cool Valley, 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 Cool Valley.
A larger share of adults in Cool Valley have high blood pressure than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Among 248 Missouri towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Cool Valley. Just over a fifth of adults have diabetes in the town. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cool Valley is ahead of Missouri on 4 and behind on 23.
| Cool Valley | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 30% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Cool Valley | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.1% | 16.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24.4% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cool Valley’s public schools trail 83% of Missouri districts
Ferguson-Florissant R-II runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Cool Valley’s public school: 143 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Innovation School at CVLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 143 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Homes in Cool Valley are worth about $105K, by Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 2.6% in the 12 months to September 2026. 63% of households own their home in Cool Valley, against 64% in Missouri’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The typical rent locally is $992 a month.
| Cool Valley | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $992 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Cool Valley’s workers commute out
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Cool Valley dropped by 503, to 179. For Cool Valley, the typical journey to work is 17 minutes. The top destinations are St. Louis (23%), Maryland Heights (8%) and Creve Coeur (4%).
| Cool Valley | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Cool Valley, with inland flooding at the top
Households in Cool Valley have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2022. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. The town has had 11 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. Nearly two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 32%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Cool Valley
A winter brings about 17 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 88°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Cool Valley
Colleges nearby
23 within 15 miles of the center of Cool Valley
About 5 of every 100 Cool Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
1,005 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Cool Valley
City in Missouri, United States
Cool Valley is a city in Normandy Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States in Greater St. Louis. The population was 1,039 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 591 ft
- Area code
- 314
Questions about Cool Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cool Valley, 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 A−.