Glasgow VillageMO
A town of 5,504.
Is Glasgow Village a good place to live?
Glasgow Village earns a D, 240th among Missouri's 247 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. On CDC estimates, its residents' health ranks in the bottom 2% nationally. Its schools rank among the lowest in Missouri on tests and graduation. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. 47% of residents live below the poverty line in Glasgow Village, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only one of the 247 Missouri towns we compare has a higher share of children under 18 than Glasgow Village.
What makes Glasgow Village stand out
Where Glasgow Village beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Glasgow Village | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 34.4% | 9% |
Glasgow Village has shrunk 16% from 2010 to 2020
5,429 counted in 2010 and 4,584 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Glasgow Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Glasgow Village is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 88% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 1%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glasgow Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 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
10 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
10 mi Ancient sitePiasaPhoto 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 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Glasgow Village: who provides what
Glasgow Village 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Glasgow Village.
Glasgow Village has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to St. Louis and beyond, but it has poverty well above the Missouri rate.
Glasgow Village stands out in Missouri and nationally: a smaller share of its households are owner-occupiers
At 1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $82K) costs less against local pay than in 99% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. At about $82K, home values are up 10% in five years, against a rise of 26% across Missouri.
The typical home value in Glasgow Village is about $82,000, about the same as a year ago, 69% below the Missouri typical home. Homes sold in Glasgow Village spent a median 163 days on the market. The midpoint rent for Glasgow Village comes to $1,229 a month.
| Glasgow Village | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 33% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,229 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Glasgow Village’s public schools rank near the bottom of Missouri
The public schools here belong to the Riverview Gardens school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Glasgow Village teach 506 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 264 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
A larger share of adults in Glasgow Village worry about having enough food than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Among 247 Missouri towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Glasgow Village. The share of adults in Glasgow Village who have diabetes: 18%. Of 32 CDC measures, Glasgow Village beats the Missouri average on 3 and trails it on 23.
| Glasgow Village | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Glasgow Village | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.9% | 8.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.2% | 16.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 34.4% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most people working in Glasgow Village commute elsewhere
Glasgow Village has 82 jobs for its 1,671 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Among working residents in Glasgow Village, 0.3% work locally. The top destinations are St. Louis (24%), Maryland Heights (6%) and Bridgeton (3%). For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| Glasgow Village | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Glasgow Village
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Glasgow Village, with heat waves at the top
One declared disaster, in 2022, has brought federal aid to Glasgow Village households. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in three fifths of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. 51% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from heat waves, followed by inland flooding at 26%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Glasgow Village
Colleges nearby
20 within 15 miles of the center of Glasgow Village
About 2 of every 100 Glasgow Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Glasgow Village for work
Where Glasgow Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Glasgow Village
Place in Missouri, United States
Glasgow Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,584 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 499 ft
Glasgow Village’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Glasgow Village.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Village | #240 | D | B | — | D− | D− |
| St. Louis | #227 | D | B | D− | D− | C |
| Riverview | — | — | A | D− | D− | D |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | #245 | D− | B+ | D | D | D− |
| Spanish Lake | #225 | D | B | — | D | D− |
Riverview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Glasgow Village and Spanish Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Glasgow Village with a neighbor →
Questions about Glasgow Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glasgow Village, MO a good place to live?
Glasgow Village grades D overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #240 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D− for health and D− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Glasgow Village, MO expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.