Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Overland grades D overall, 206th among Missouri's 247 graded towns, mostly because of schools and safety. Its public schools trail 93% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation. Its police reported 85 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 86% of U.S. towns. What it does well: homes are within reach, about $155K for a typical one, or 1.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Overland’s violent crime rate is 5.5 per 1,000 residents, above both Missouri’s towns (2.2) and U.S. towns (1.6). U.S. Army Publications Distribution Center is on the National Register of Historic Places. Overland is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Overland beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wyland Elem. | K–5 | 545 |
| Marion Elem. | K–5 | 496 |
| Buder Elem. | K–5 | 471 |
Where Overland’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 Overland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,934 in 1940, a peak of 24,819 in 1970, 15,955 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Overland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
11 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
11 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
21 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
10 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 Overland, 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 Overland.
Overland draws workers from St. Louis and beyond and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
10,954 jobs are based in Overland, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Overland for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Overland is 20 minutes. The top destinations are St.
| Overland | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Ritenour school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyland Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 545 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Overland’s property crime rate is 22 per 1,000 residents. Overland reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 1.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $155K) costs less against local pay than in 91% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The typical Overland home is worth about $155,000, up 3.8% in a year, 42% below the Missouri typical home.
| Overland | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,112 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Overland beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 35% of Overland adults feel lonely.
| Overland | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Overland | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17.2% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.7 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Wild Acres Park, at 31 acres.
| Overland | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mort Jacobs Park | 0.7 mi | 11 |
| 2. Wild Acres Park | 0.5 mi | 31 |
| 3. Norman Myers Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Overland 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
Adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 13% of residents (18% statewide). Overland has lost 2.9% of its people since 2020, down to 15,474 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Overland | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.7 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Overland | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.5% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 56 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Overland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
24 within 15 miles of the center of Overland
About 4 of every 100 Overland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
5 notable people were born in Overland.
City in Missouri, United States
Overland is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 15,955 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Overland.
Olivette next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Overland’s D) and lower for cost of living (D to B+).
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overland | #206 | D | B+ | D | D | C− |
| Sycamore Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Breckenridge Hills | #242 | D | B+ | D | D | D |
| Vinita Park | — | — | A− | D− | D− | D− |
| Charlack | — | — | B | — | D | C− |
| St. John | #243 | D− | B | D | D | D |
| Olivette | #13 | A | D | B | A+ | A |
| University City | #168 | C | C− | C | D | A− |
Vinita Park and Charlack have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Charlack reports no FBI crime data of its own. Sycamore Hills isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Overland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Overland grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #206 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C− for health, D for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.
5 notable people were born here, including John Joseph Leibrecht and Bob Scheffing.
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