LaBarque CreekMO
A town of 1,457.
Is LaBarque Creek a good place to live?
The best of LaBarque Creek’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for schools, and an A− for health; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. LaBarque Creek’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Missouri’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 14 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on incomes. 17% of the land in LaBarque Creek is conserved, above both Missouri’s towns (2.1%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On history, just 29 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is LaBarque Creek Conservation Area, 1,258 acres with 2.5 miles of trail. LaBarque Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes LaBarque Creek stand out
Where LaBarque Creek beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | LaBarque Creek | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 13.7% |
1,457 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How LaBarque Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far LaBarque Creek is from typical.
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Moving to LaBarque Creek: who provides what
LaBarque Creek is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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 LaBarque Creek.
LaBarque Creek stands out in Missouri and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
The FEMA risk score in LaBarque Creek is 88 of 100. Since 1979, 189 flood insurance claims have been paid out in LaBarque Creek.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in LaBarque Creek than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
27% of LaBarque Creek adults feel lonely. LaBarque Creek beats the Missouri average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of LaBarque Creek adults report frequent mental distress.
| LaBarque Creek | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | LaBarque Creek | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of LaBarque Creek’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave LaBarque Creek for work: only 0% work in town. LaBarque Creek’s median household income is $133,000. Only 3 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than LaBarque Creek.
| LaBarque Creek | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $133,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
LaBarque Creek has set aside 17.4% of its land for conservation
17 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Young Conservation Area | 5.8 mi | 1,218 |
| 2. Don Robinson State Park | 5.6 mi | 819 |
| 3. Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area | 2.8 mi | 407 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and hot summers in LaBarque Creek
LaBarque Creek has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 23° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cahokia and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around LaBarque Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi State parkCahokia
7 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
30 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
30 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
37 mi LandmarkMonks MoundPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, 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
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Everything we know about LaBarque Creek
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of LaBarque Creek
About 5 of every 100 LaBarque Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
100% of working residents leave LaBarque Creek for work
Where LaBarque Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About LaBarque Creek
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
LaBarque Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 1,558 as of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
Questions about LaBarque Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is LaBarque Creek, MO expensive?
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−.