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A town of 18,480, settled in 1851. A regional job hub with 46,690 jobs.
Trash day: look up yoursFor most people who can afford it, yes. Creve Coeur grades B+ overall, 65th among Missouri's 247 graded towns. The median household earns $127K and its schools rank ahead of 93% of Missouri towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $617K, 7.7 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 70% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Creve Coeur, above both Missouri’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 18 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on health. Creve Coeur is home to Missouri Baptist University.
Where Creve Coeur beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bellerive Elem. | K–5 | 400 |
| Spoede Elementary | K–4 | 376 |
| Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School | K–8 | 149 |
2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Creve Coeur is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 5%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,040 in 1950, 18,834 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1945 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Creve Coeur. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
16 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
14 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
13 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 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Creve Coeur, 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 Creve Coeur.
Creve Coeur draws workers from St. Louis and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Missouri, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Missouri.
At 7.7 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $617K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The median property tax bill is $6,937, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes sold in Creve Coeur spent a median 22 days on the market. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 4.1% in value. Its typical rent stands at $1,622 a month.
| Creve Coeur | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,622 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
That grade comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $617K.
Three of its 10 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The Parkway C-2 school district runs its public schools. Public school enrollment in Creve Coeur: 1,945 students across 4 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 812 | B− |
| Chaminade College Preparatory School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 872 | – |
| Spoede ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 376 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
46,690 jobs are based in Creve Coeur, 5.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 24% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri.
For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Nearly a quarter of workers work from home in Creve Coeur. Most working residents leave Creve Coeur for work: only 11% work in town. The town’s average trip to work is 19 minutes.
| Creve Coeur | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 9% | 11% |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 7.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide.
The share of adults in Creve Coeur who report frequent mental distress: 14%. This Missouri town does better than the Missouri average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Only 10 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Creve Coeur.
| Creve Coeur | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Creve Coeur | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 13.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In 8 parks and preserves, walkers have 4.9 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Conway Park, at 31 acres. Parks and preserves in Creve Coeur: 8, covering 89 acres.
| Creve Coeur | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conway Park | 0.5 mi | 31 |
| 2. Millennium Park | — | 27 |
| 3. Lake School Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The violent offense rate for Creve Coeur comes to 2.5 per 1,000 residents. The rate of thefts and burglaries for Creve Coeur comes to 13.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Creve Coeur | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.9 per 1,000 residents | 12.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over half of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Creve Coeur. FEMA puts 35% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 27% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Creve Coeur after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
25 within 15 miles of the center of Creve Coeur
About 8 of every 100 Creve Coeur residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Creve Coeur’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 notable people were born in Creve Coeur.
City in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Creve Coeur ( KREEV kor or KREV kor) is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, that is part of Greater St. Louis. Its population was 18,834 at the 2020 census. Creve Coeur borders and shares a ZIP Code (63141) with the neighboring city of Town and Country. It is home to the headquarters of Drury Hotels, and was the home of Monsanto until its acquisition by Bayer in 2018.
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4 towns share a border with Creve Coeur.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Frontenac (A−) is closest.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creve Coeur | #65 | B+ | D− | C+ | A | A |
| Town and Country | #28 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Chesterfield | #27 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontenac | #50 | A− | C− | C+ | A+ | A+ |
Westwood isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Creve Coeur with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Creve Coeur grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #65 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
6 notable people were born here, including Heinie Mueller and Damon Rich.
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