Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,682, settled in 1907.
Pine Lawn earns a D, 207th of 247 graded towns in Missouri, mostly because of health and schools. On CDC estimates, its residents' health ranks in the bottom 2% nationally. Its schools rank among the lowest in Missouri on tests and graduation. In its favor, a typical home costs about $69K, less than a year of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 43% of residents live below the poverty line in Pine Lawn, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on walkability. Pine Lawn's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns.
Where Pine Lawn beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Pine Lawn | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 39.7% | 9% |
3,275 counted in 2010 and 2,754 in 2020; an estimated 2,682 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 3% since 2020, after 15.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Pine Lawn is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 1%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,425 in 1950, 2,754 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Lawn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
7 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
6 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise Center
12 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 Pine Lawn, 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 Pine Lawn.
Pine Lawn has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Missouri rate and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
At 0.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $69K) costs less against local pay than in 99% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. 91.9% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.6% across Missouri.
27% of Pine Lawn households own their home. Typical home values rose 10% in the year to September 2026.
| Pine Lawn | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 27% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,003 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 233 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
48% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Pine Lawn. Of the 247 Missouri towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Pine Lawn. 24% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pine Lawn.
| Pine Lawn | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pine Lawn | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.2% | 16.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 39.7% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 446 in 2013 to 328.
Most working residents leave Pine Lawn for work: only 1% work in town. Pine Lawn’s median household income is $25,000. Since 2013, Pine Lawn has lost 118 jobs, to 328 in 2023.
| Pine Lawn | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $25,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pine Lawn 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 55% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pine Lawn since 1993.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pelton Jackson Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
23 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Lawn
About 6 of every 100 Pine Lawn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Where Pine Lawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Missouri, United States
Pine Lawn is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pine Lawn had a population of 2,754.
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5 towns share a border with Pine Lawn.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lawn | #207 | D | A− | — | D− | D− |
| Northwoods | #194 | C− | B+ | — | D− | D− |
| Hillsdale | — | — | A− | — | D− | D− |
| Velda Village Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jennings | #213 | D | A− | — | D | D− |
| Uplands Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hillsdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pine Lawn, Northwoods, Hillsdale and Jennings report no FBI crime data of their own. Velda Village Hills and Uplands Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pine Lawn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pine Lawn grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #207 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D− for health and D− for schools. Health 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 A−.
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