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A town of 6,239, platted in 1860.
Pevely is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 130th of 247 graded towns in Missouri, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $275K, 3.4 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Pevely, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Gustave Greystone-Meissner House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pevely is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Pevely beats most towns.
Where Pevely’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 Pevely is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 167 in 1920, 6,026 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 6 maps from 1912 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pevely, 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 Pevely.
Pevely fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Most working residents leave Pevely for work: only 4% work in town. Pevely’s median household income is $56,000. The top destinations are St.
| Pevely | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Dunklin R-V school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pevely Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 714 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Against the 7,735 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pevely’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
42% of adults have obesity in Pevely. Pevely beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Pevely.
| Pevely | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pevely | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.6% | 17.5% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.2% | 84.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pevely.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pevely has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Pevely is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
59.9% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.6% across Missouri.
The typical Pevely home is worth about $275,000, up 4.3% in a year, close to the Missouri typical home.
| Pevely | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $875 a month | $972 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pevely Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 18.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 63% of Missouri’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pevely. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
22 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
26 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
26 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
32 mi LandmarkMonks MoundCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pevely
About 6 of every 100 Pevely residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Pevely is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States, and a suburb of St. Louis about 30 miles (48 km) south of St. Louis. The population was 6,012, at the 2020 United States census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Pevely.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pevely | #130 | C+ | B | B− | B− | C |
| Horine | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barnhart | #91 | B | B | — | B− | B |
| Herculaneum | #61 | B+ | B | B− | A | C |
Barnhart reports no FBI crime data of its own. Horine isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pevely with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pevely grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #130 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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