Bauernhof Apartments, 1914
Grantwood Village’s story
Grantwood Village in pictures
Census counts: 86 in 1940, 941 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
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Grantwood VillageMO
It is a town of 925 residents in Missouri.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0
Population
925
2025 Census estimate · −1.7% since 2020
Typical home
$592K
+6.2% in a year
Household income
$154K
median
Median age
44.0
years
Jobs based here
289
A commuter town
Is Grantwood Village a good place to live?
69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Grantwood Village, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Grantwood Village. Grantwood Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
925 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
CrestwoodAfftonSappingtonGrantwood Village
Nearby attractions
All 59 attractions →Cahokia and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grantwood Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
10 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
17 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
10 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Grantwood Village: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grantwood Village, and how to reach them.
PowerUnion Electric13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMissouri American WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offDrop Off Recycling, 4 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSt. LouisSt. Louis County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2019
ZIP code6312363123 100%Census 2020
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 Grantwood Village.
Housing
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, more of Grantwood Village’s households are owner-occupiers
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 6.2% in value.
$592KZillow home value
Typical home value
Grantwood Village$592K
Missouri$265K
+6.2%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
Fewer of Grantwood Village’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Grantwood Village’s middle household income stands at $154,000. Employers in Grantwood Village added 97 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 289. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. The top destinations are St. Louis (24%), Clayton (5%) and Creve Coeur (5%).
0%work in town
| Grantwood Village | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $154,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Grantwood Village0%
St. Louis24%
Clayton5%
Creve Coeur5%
Maryland Heights5%
8 mi
median commute distance
289
jobs based in Grantwood Village
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: high risk in Grantwood Village, mostly inland flooding
Just over a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 34%. Grantwood Village’s risk rating from FEMA is 77 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Grantwood Village once, in 2006.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Grantwood Village has four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 24° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–43°
Spring46–67°
Summer67–87°
Fall48–68°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Apr 1
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Grantwood Village is
CDC measures, 32 in all: Grantwood Village beats Missouri on 15 and trails on 2. For adults in the town, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 30%.
| Grantwood Village | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Missouri
15 better15 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Grantwood Village | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 13.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.6% |
Mercy Hospital South
3.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Grantwood Village keeps 4.2% of its land conserved
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.4 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Grantwood Village: one, of 9 acres. The concentration of trails for Grantwood Village comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
4.2%conserved
| Grantwood Village | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
4.2%
conserved · 22 of 527 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site | 0.4 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Grantwood Village
17pages on Grantwood Village
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
23 within 15 miles of the center of Grantwood Village
Webster UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Saint Louis2.5 mi$31,750 tuitionKenrick Glennon SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Saint Louis2.8 miHarris-Stowe State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Saint Louis9 mi$7,008 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Grantwood Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Grantwood Village for work
Where Grantwood Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
289jobs based in Grantwood Village
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Grantwood Village
Town in Missouri, United States
Grantwood Village is a town in Gravois Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 961 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 518 ft
Questions about Grantwood Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grantwood Village, MO a good place to live?
Grantwood Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.