Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,963.
The best of Hanley Hills’ subject grades is an A+ for walkability; the weakest is a D− for schools. 34% of residents live below the poverty line in Hanley Hills, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 5 of Missouri’s 419 towns do better. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. Only 13 of Missouri’s 390 towns score lower on civic life. Hanley Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hanley Hills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Elem. | 1–8 | 244 |
Where Hanley Hills’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 Hanley Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,219 in 1950, a peak of 3,308 in 1960, 2,009 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hanley Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
8 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise Center
14 mi LandmarkMonks MoundCahokia: 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 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanley Hills, 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 Hanley Hills.
The typical Hanley Hills home is worth about $83,000, up 0.9% in a year, 69% below the Missouri typical home.
| Hanley Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,202 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 244 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
20% of Hanley Hills adults have diabetes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 12%. 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Hanley Hills. Hanley Hills beats the Missouri average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Hanley Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hanley Hills | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 8.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 16.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1% of Hanley Hills working residents work locally. Since 2013, Hanley Hills has lost 50 jobs, to 59 in 2023. The median household income in Hanley Hills is $53,000.
| Hanley Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hanley Hills has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hanley Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
24 within 15 miles of the center of Hanley Hills
About 5 of every 100 Hanley Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Village in Missouri, United States
Hanley Hills is a village in University Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Hanley Hills.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanley Hills | — | — | B+ | — | D− | D− |
| Pagedale | #244 | D− | A− | D− | D− | D− |
| Vinita Park | — | — | A− | D− | D− | D− |
Hanley Hills and Vinita Park have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hanley Hills reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Hanley Hills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. 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 B+.
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