Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 15,032, settled in 1983. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Trash & recyclingFor most people who can afford it, yes. Dardenne Prairie grades A− overall, ranked 41st of 247 in Missouri. The median household earns $152K. Its schools rank ahead of 89% of Missouri towns and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $472K, 5.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Dardenne Prairie’s median household income is $153,000, above both the Missouri town median ($62,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On hazard risk, just 37 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is BaratHaven Park, at 137 acres.
Where Dardenne Prairie beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elem. | K–5 | 696 |
| John Weldon Elem. | PK–5 | 640 |
| Ostmann Elem. | K–5 | 362 |
| Widest gap | Dardenne Prairie | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 15.8% |
11,494 counted in 2010 and 12,743 in 2020; an estimated 15,032 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 17.8% since 2020, after 10.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Dardenne Prairie is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 12%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,769 in 1990, 12,743 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dardenne Prairie, 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 Dardenne Prairie.
Dardenne Prairie has less tooth loss than most of Missouri and has household incomes well above the Missouri norm, but it has property taxes about twice the Missouri norm.
The median property tax bill is $4,569, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
92% of Dardenne Prairie households own their home. The typical Dardenne Prairie home is worth about $473,000, up 1.5% in a year, 78% above the Missouri typical home. The median rent in Dardenne Prairie is $1,444 a month.
| Dardenne Prairie | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,444 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Wentzville R-IV. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 696 | B |
| John Weldon Elem.Top results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 640 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
4.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Dardenne Prairie’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Dardenne Prairie | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dardenne Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. BaratHaven Park | 0.1 mi | 137 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 8.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide. Against the 2,569 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dardenne Prairie’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
27% of adults feel lonely in Dardenne Prairie. Dardenne Prairie beats the Missouri average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Dardenne Prairie.
| Dardenne Prairie | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Dardenne Prairie | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 13.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Dardenne Prairie since 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 1,616 in 2013 to 2,177.
Among 247 Missouri towns, just 3 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Dardenne Prairie. Since 2013, Dardenne Prairie has added 561 jobs, to 2,177 in 2023. Most working residents leave Dardenne Prairie for work: only 1% work in town.
| Dardenne Prairie | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 19% | 9% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dardenne Prairie has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dardenne Prairie. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
19 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
32 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
32 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
38 mi LandmarkMonks MoundCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, 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
5 within 15 miles of the center of Dardenne Prairie
About 4 of every 100 Dardenne Prairie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Dardenne Prairie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Missouri, United States
Dardenne Prairie is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,743 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Dardenne Prairie.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dardenne Prairie | #41 | A− | C− | — | A | A− |
| O'Fallon | #23 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
| Lake St. Louis | #31 | A− | C− | A− | A | A− |
Dardenne Prairie reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Dardenne Prairie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Dardenne Prairie grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #41 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. 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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