Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,790, incorporated in 1947. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Frontenac grades A− overall, 50th among Missouri's 247 graded towns. Its public schools beat 97% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation. Residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $233K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $1.3 million, 16.1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Frontenac, above both the Missouri town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Frontenac's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 95% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 23 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse.
Where Frontenac beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Academy | 9–12 | 587 |
| Villa Duchesne Upper and Lower School | PK–12 | 531 |
| Villa Duchesne School | PK–12 | 514 |
| Widest gap | Frontenac | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.2% | 15.8% |
Where Frontenac’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 Frontenac is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,099 in 1950, 3,612 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frontenac. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 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
16 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
12 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frontenac, 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 Frontenac.
Frontenac has schools in the top 5% of Missouri, draws workers from St. Louis and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Missouri.
At 16.1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $1.29M) costs more against local pay than in any other Missouri town; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
Typical home values rose 7% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A+ ranks #4 of the 247 Missouri towns we grade for schools.
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 587 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 4.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide. Against the 557 U.S. towns with household incomes like Frontenac’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
12% of Frontenac adults report frequent mental distress. Among 247 Missouri towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Frontenac. 10% of Frontenac adults report frequent physical distress.
| Frontenac | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Frontenac | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.2% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.9% | 13.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2,579 jobs are based in Frontenac, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
2% of residents live below the poverty line in Frontenac. Only 2 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a higher median household income than Frontenac. 1.5% of working residents work locally in Frontenac.
| Frontenac | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $233,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Frontenac has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 107 to 79 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Frontenac is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Frontenac | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.1 per 1,000 residents | 12.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Frontenac.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
25 within 15 miles of the center of Frontenac
About 5 of every 100 Frontenac residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Frontenac is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,612 at the 2020 census. The community name is inspired by the New France governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac. Benjamin and Lora Wood, who laid out the community's core called Frontenac Estates, that consisted of 26 two-acre estates, had made frequent trips to Quebec. The community was incorporated as 217 acres (88 ha) in 1947 and annexed another 967 acres (391 ha) in 1948. The community still consists mostly of houses on one-acre lots. French architecture is encouraged in design.
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8 towns share a border with Frontenac.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenac | #50 | A− | C− | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Huntleigh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Des Peres | #78 | B+ | C− | D | A | A+ |
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ladue | #18 | A | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Crystal Lake Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Creve Coeur | #65 | B+ | D− | C+ | A | A |
| Town and Country | #28 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
Huntleigh, Westwood and Crystal Lake Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Frontenac with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Frontenac grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #50 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 C−.
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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