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Missouri rankings · Income

Towns with the highest incomes in Missouri

Ladue has the highest median household income of Missouri’s 247 towns of 2,500+: $250,000+ a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $61,773; 35 of the 247 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Ladue

St. Louis County · 8,934 people
$250,000+

Median household income·1.1% in poverty

#3

Frontenac

St. Louis County · 3,790 people
$233,425

Median household income·±$50,929 margin·2.0% in poverty

All 247 towns

Median household income, highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 4 towns here).

247 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1LadueSt. Louis County · 8,934 people$250,000+—1.1%of residents
2Clarkson ValleySt. Louis County · 2,540 people$247,000$26,6173.0%of residents
3FrontenacSt. Louis County · 3,790 people$233,425$50,9292.0%of residents
4Town and CountrySt. Louis County · 11,619 people$232,534$45,2101.7%of residents
5Des PeresSt. Louis County · 9,102 people$224,327$37,5182.0%of residents
6ParkvillePlatte County · 9,093 people$171,271$21,2952.0%of residents
7GlendaleSt. Louis County · 6,060 people$170,700$29,2812.0%of residents
8Lake LotawanaJackson County · 2,756 people$165,962$24,4022.3%of residents
9WildwoodSt. Louis County · 34,955 people$161,060$10,6132.2%of residents
10St. PaulSt. Charles County · 3,849 people$159,022$19,8810.5%of residents
11Weldon SpringSt. Charles County · 5,301 people$158,548$13,7960.7%of residents
12Dardenne PrairieSt. Charles County · 15,032 people$152,500$19,9641.3%of residents
13Sunset HillsSt. Louis County · 9,075 people$138,144$31,3343.7%of residents
14ChesterfieldSt. Louis County · 49,309 people$133,037$6,2433.9%of residents
15CottlevilleSt. Charles County · 6,717 people$131,310$28,3682.0%of residents
16Creve CoeurSt. Louis County · 18,480 people$127,188$14,3846.1%of residents
17Lake St. LouisSt. Charles County · 19,129 people$125,693$12,3104.3%of residents
18BallwinSt. Louis County · 30,901 people$124,626$8,0974.8%of residents
19ClaytonSt. Louis County · 17,807 people$123,000$12,3538.0%of residents
20KirkwoodSt. Louis County · 29,331 people$121,270$12,4645.3%of residents
21Webster GrovesSt. Louis County · 23,450 people$115,227$6,6384.2%of residents
22EllisvilleSt. Louis County · 10,315 people$113,309$15,3264.6%of residents
23WentzvilleSt. Charles County · 49,495 people$112,394$6,3435.4%of residents
24OlivetteSt. Louis County · 8,937 people$111,660$8,8284.3%of residents
25O'FallonSt. Charles County · 96,101 people$110,443$5,8495.4%of residents
26EurekaSt. Louis County · 13,422 people$108,394$6,0907.9%of residents
27GreenwoodJackson County · 6,315 people$107,250$16,0113.2%of residents
28CrestwoodSt. Louis County · 12,207 people$107,169$19,8125.5%of residents
29Oakvilleunincorporated, St. Louis County · 35,333 people$106,362$4,3806.4%of residents
30RaymoreCass County · 26,633 people$104,447$8,4845.0%of residents
31KearneyClay County · 11,296 people$103,622$11,1583.6%of residents
32Lee's SummitJackson County · 107,514 people$102,531$3,8335.7%of residents
33SmithvilleClay County · 11,160 people$101,165$9,2155.4%of residents
34FentonSt. Louis County · 4,060 people$101,000$6,6383.5%of residents
35OdessaLafayette County · 5,721 people$100,022$21,6726.1%of residents
36BrentwoodSt. Louis County · 8,079 people$99,719$17,0505.1%of residents
37Old Jamestownunincorporated, St. Louis County · 20,651 people$99,521$9,5877.4%of residents
38Byrnes MillJefferson County · 3,183 people$98,576$29,99021.1%of residents
39ManchesterSt. Louis County · 18,069 people$97,801$19,5726.4%of residents
40Barnhartunincorporated, Jefferson County · 5,785 people$95,811$10,0624.8%of residents
41Pleasant HillCass County · 8,956 people$95,602$15,0186.0%of residents
42Rock HillSt. Louis County · 4,668 people$95,372$17,3905.2%of residents
43BattlefieldGreene County · 6,361 people$94,542$10,1904.3%of residents
44PeculiarCass County · 6,365 people$94,519$22,7154.9%of residents
45Richmond HeightsSt. Louis County · 9,093 people$94,460$14,1315.5%of residents
46HerculaneumJefferson County · 5,402 people$93,438$13,8885.6%of residents
47AshlandBoone County · 5,221 people$93,143$8,0774.1%of residents
48St. PetersSt. Charles County · 61,479 people$91,637$3,1245.6%of residents
49OronogoJasper County · 3,204 people$91,563$8,2105.0%of residents
50Imperialunincorporated, Jefferson County · 5,488 people$90,028$26,96111.1%of residents
51Grain ValleyJackson County · 16,908 people$89,649$7,5239.7%of residents
52Concordunincorporated, St. Louis County · 18,368 people$89,038$7,5813.9%of residents
53Blue SpringsJackson County · 61,632 people$88,920$4,0897.0%of residents
54LibertyClay County · 31,319 people$88,542$9,0017.0%of residents
55BucknerJackson County · 2,891 people$87,350$19,37112.1%of residents
56Maryland HeightsSt. Louis County · 27,559 people$86,436$7,7624.7%of residents
57Terre du Lacunincorporated, St. Francois County · 2,516 people$86,019$25,1246.4%of residents
58St. CharlesSt. Charles County · 72,561 people$85,937$3,9747.3%of residents
59Holts SummitCallaway County · 4,773 people$85,064$9,9394.8%of residents
60WillardGreene County · 6,904 people$84,600$10,8069.7%of residents
61NixaChristian County · 26,597 people$83,385$4,2607.1%of residents
62Carl JunctionJasper County · 8,484 people$82,879$11,4908.4%of residents
63Country ClubAndrew County · 2,512 people$81,042$10,7336.8%of residents
64HigginsvilleLafayette County · 4,770 people$81,033$15,8246.8%of residents
65ShrewsburySt. Louis County · 6,231 people$80,757$12,01610.0%of residents
66University CitySt. Louis County · 34,657 people$80,694$12,52414.5%of residents
67Wright CityWarren County · 5,854 people$80,152$9,6515.8%of residents
68Afftonunincorporated, St. Louis County · 19,052 people$79,539$6,6106.6%of residents
69GladstoneClay County · 27,497 people$79,271$5,86411.0%of residents
70WashingtonFranklin County · 15,906 people$79,173$9,8187.9%of residents
71Green ParkSt. Louis County · 2,670 people$79,141$11,3307.9%of residents
72TroyLincoln County · 15,201 people$79,012$14,94113.6%of residents
73ArnoldJefferson County · 20,994 people$78,370$6,8838.2%of residents
74CleverChristian County · 3,143 people$78,366$4,9675.9%of residents
75Black JackSt. Louis County · 6,547 people$78,331$14,6625.0%of residents
76Sappingtonunincorporated, St. Louis County · 7,367 people$77,650$6,3493.9%of residents
77Grand River TownshipDeKalb County · 3,258 people$77,589$30,9878.8%of residents
78HillsboroJefferson County · 3,493 people$77,500$22,38411.7%of residents
79JacksonCape Girardeau County · 16,033 people$77,105$7,2628.6%of residents
80Pleasant ValleyClay County · 2,747 people$75,682$18,2084.5%of residents
81Oak GroveJackson County · 9,370 people$75,102$10,3698.6%of residents
82Marceline TownshipLinn County · 2,589 people$74,872$7,86617.9%of residents
83OzarkChristian County · 23,544 people$74,182$6,35412.6%of residents
84Villa Ridgeunincorporated, Franklin County · 2,835 people$73,826$25,14015.9%of residents
85FestusJefferson County · 14,066 people$73,532$7,68217.1%of residents
86Moscow MillsLincoln County · 4,388 people$73,468$19,63010.1%of residents
87UnionFranklin County · 13,445 people$73,435$7,6258.1%of residents
88Excelsior SpringsClay County · 10,819 people$72,609$10,47915.2%of residents
89Crystal CityJefferson County · 4,694 people$72,598$13,01311.4%of residents
90DellwoodSt. Louis County · 4,825 people$72,540$11,55421.7%of residents
91Murphyunincorporated, Jefferson County · 8,285 people$72,233$10,68010.2%of residents
92BridgetonSt. Louis County · 11,277 people$72,005$16,69911.5%of residents
93Platte CityPlatte County · 4,911 people$71,498$7,15110.3%of residents
94High Ridgeunincorporated, Jefferson County · 3,714 people$70,917$9,4947.2%of residents
95RogersvilleWebster County · 5,754 people$70,485$14,85410.9%of residents
96PalmyraMarion County · 3,649 people$69,922$8,0585.4%of residents
97BeltonCass County · 26,193 people$69,226$4,9939.7%of residents
98Kansas CityJackson County · 521,220 people$69,166$1,44514.6%of residents
99RaytownJackson County · 29,154 people$68,840$5,64212.5%of residents
100Valley ParkSt. Louis County · 6,767 people$67,898$11,3639.8%of residents
101Fort Leonard Woodunincorporated, Pulaski County · 15,432 people$67,772$6,0637.2%of residents
102MarshfieldWebster County · 8,078 people$67,642$4,72018.1%of residents
103Mehlvilleunincorporated, St. Louis County · 29,805 people$67,071$4,4017.8%of residents
104ColumbiaBoone County · 130,851 people$66,498$1,79419.3%of residents
105CentraliaBoone County · 4,767 people$66,438$14,61411.9%of residents
106Jefferson CityCole County · 42,489 people$66,371$4,73112.0%of residents
107LawsonRay County · 2,541 people$65,941$2,60312.7%of residents
108RepublicGreene County · 22,404 people$65,729$3,71417.7%of residents
109Gray Summitunincorporated, Franklin County · 2,991 people$65,667$15,3744.2%of residents
110Webb CityJasper County · 13,459 people$65,469$7,15420.5%of residents
111FlorissantSt. Louis County · 51,124 people$65,318$3,76010.1%of residents
112MaplewoodSt. Louis County · 8,033 people$65,125$9,5608.7%of residents
113StraffordGreene County · 2,789 people$64,750$7,21014.4%of residents
114CaliforniaMoniteau County · 4,523 people$63,864$14,11111.6%of residents
115SullivanFranklin County · 6,942 people$63,370$8,37111.4%of residents
116PacificFranklin County · 7,824 people$62,860$8,0605.5%of residents
117St. RobertPulaski County · 5,602 people$62,641$8,01219.2%of residents
118Scott CityScott County · 4,593 people$62,599$10,91511.2%of residents
119SavannahAndrew County · 5,107 people$62,535$3,8114.4%of residents
120HarrisonvilleCass County · 10,040 people$62,473$10,3177.2%of residents
121Knob NosterJohnson County · 2,997 people$62,353$10,1626.0%of residents
122Sugar CreekJackson County · 3,209 people$62,165$11,63614.6%of residents
123CameronClinton County · 7,341 people$61,791$8,24615.7%of residents
124OverlandSt. Louis County · 15,474 people$61,773$4,8089.7%of residents
125MaconMacon County · 5,532 people$61,642$7,46310.5%of residents
126Pike TownshipStoddard County · 3,577 people$61,313$7,85218.3%of residents
127WarrentonWarren County · 9,667 people$61,031$10,44914.6%of residents
128DeslogeSt. Francois County · 4,819 people$60,820$14,86715.7%of residents
129CassvilleBarry County · 3,301 people$60,469$8,47531.3%of residents
130Lemayunincorporated, St. Louis County · 16,228 people$60,399$4,79214.7%of residents
131IndependenceJackson County · 121,675 people$60,339$2,19915.8%of residents
132RichmondRay County · 5,968 people$59,556$11,93816.3%of residents
133SikestonScott County · 15,983 people$58,915$3,52614.2%of residents
134St. JosephBuchanan County · 71,001 people$57,956$2,54217.7%of residents
135NeoshoNewton County · 14,078 people$57,891$5,10415.2%of residents
136Liberty TownshipStoddard County · 14,741 people$57,847$4,79414.0%of residents
137New MadridNew Madrid County · 2,586 people$57,727$16,45112.3%of residents
138FayetteHoward County · 2,848 people$57,679$20,39316.9%of residents
139Montgomery CityMontgomery County · 2,782 people$57,500$8,07117.7%of residents
140Polk TownshipNodaway County · 13,673 people$57,294$2,87119.7%of residents
141Castor TownshipStoddard County · 4,651 people$57,125$13,44814.2%of residents
142WarrensburgJohnson County · 20,283 people$57,067$4,13916.2%of residents
143LexingtonLafayette County · 4,568 people$56,905$12,22617.0%of residents
144WaynesvillePulaski County · 5,558 people$56,836$34,18016.5%of residents
145BoonvilleCooper County · 7,867 people$56,429$9,21214.3%of residents
146St. LouisSt. Louis city · 278,144 people$56,160$1,30520.6%of residents
147PevelyJefferson County · 6,239 people$56,000$12,25817.9%of residents
148Osage BeachCamden County · 5,079 people$55,994$7,46712.8%of residents
149Spanish Lakeunincorporated, St. Louis County · 17,873 people$55,920$4,57614.8%of residents
150HazelwoodSt. Louis County · 24,849 people$55,908$4,55415.9%of residents
151Monroe CityMonroe County · 2,714 people$55,737$12,17012.7%of residents
152Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau County · 40,977 people$55,658$2,31320.8%of residents
153Independence TownshipDunklin County · 11,792 people$55,521$7,89018.4%of residents
154CantonLewis County · 2,763 people$55,357$17,59815.1%of residents
155Whiteman AFBunincorporated, Johnson County · 3,517 people$54,641$9,29413.3%of residents
156ChillicotheLivingston County · 9,114 people$54,493$5,13216.8%of residents
157MarshallSaline County · 13,766 people$54,437$4,62717.1%of residents
158CamdentonCamden County · 4,050 people$54,375$11,08015.3%of residents
159St. JohnSt. Louis County · 6,441 people$53,755$6,61715.4%of residents
160FarmingtonSt. Francois County · 19,226 people$53,729$6,24915.9%of residents
161HannibalMarion County · 16,804 people$53,721$5,85719.5%of residents
162HollisterTaney County · 4,690 people$53,507$11,00910.2%of residents
163St. JamesPhelps County · 3,925 people$53,453$9,94619.4%of residents
164GrandviewJackson County · 26,653 people$53,447$6,83517.9%of residents
165MaryvilleNodaway County · 10,092 people$53,352$7,17224.4%of residents
166Bowling GreenPike County · 4,472 people$53,295$8,48525.8%of residents
167Mount VernonLawrence County · 4,835 people$53,255$8,72613.8%of residents
168BrookfieldLinn County · 4,083 people$53,000$11,76214.3%of residents
169Park HillsSt. Francois County · 8,753 people$52,563$10,00214.4%of residents
T170De SotoJefferson County · 6,527 people$52,500$11,18913.1%of residents
T170KennettDunklin County · 10,118 people$52,500$13,65419.1%of residents
172St. AnnSt. Louis County · 12,617 people$52,323$4,47013.0%of residents
173PortagevilleNew Madrid County · 2,702 people$52,279$14,94717.5%of residents
174JoplinJasper County · 53,930 people$52,097$3,67116.9%of residents
175RiversidePlatte County · 4,581 people$52,006$30,24017.3%of residents
176BransonTaney County · 12,921 people$51,978$3,74820.2%of residents
177PerryvillePerry County · 8,593 people$51,897$6,00519.0%of residents
178Windsor TownshipHenry County · 3,454 people$51,719$5,81223.3%of residents
179DexterStoddard County · 7,851 people$51,701$4,95417.0%of residents
180FultonCallaway County · 12,853 people$51,429$5,99913.9%of residents
181CarthageJasper County · 15,895 people$51,328$4,69427.2%of residents
182ClintonHenry County · 9,504 people$51,250$7,85115.2%of residents
183Duck Creek TownshipStoddard County · 3,016 people$51,099$5,62513.7%of residents
184SedaliaPettis County · 22,621 people$50,990$3,71819.4%of residents
185Union TownshipDunklin County · 3,242 people$50,938$14,53820.0%of residents
186MexicoAudrain County · 11,558 people$50,873$4,85917.8%of residents
187VandaliaAudrain County · 3,029 people$50,313$18,88113.9%of residents
188KirksvilleAdair County · 17,863 people$50,071$6,15028.2%of residents
189TrentonGrundy County · 5,557 people$50,015$5,18718.1%of residents
190Center TownshipVernon County · 9,550 people$49,962$3,74519.1%of residents
191AuroraLawrence County · 7,686 people$49,848$9,77118.1%of residents
192WindsorHenry County · 2,869 people$49,783$6,97024.2%of residents
193CarrolltonCarroll County · 3,499 people$49,777$14,63123.5%of residents
194North Kansas CityClay County · 5,613 people$49,682$8,9529.1%of residents
195BolivarPolk County · 11,994 people$49,622$8,74718.8%of residents
196MonettBarry County · 10,248 people$49,390$10,24515.2%of residents
197FredericktownMadison County · 4,584 people$49,375$9,71916.9%of residents
198SpringfieldGreene County · 169,847 people$49,311$1,27618.4%of residents
199TiptonMoniteau County · 2,766 people$49,257$5,98620.4%of residents
200Bellefontaine NeighborsSt. Louis County · 10,368 people$49,170$5,96121.4%of residents
201OwensvilleGasconade County · 2,802 people$49,149$3,37822.7%of residents
202BethanyHarrison County · 2,956 people$48,375$12,28817.1%of residents
203LebanonLaclede County · 15,663 people$48,359$5,46821.7%of residents
204Ste. GenevieveSte. Genevieve County · 5,065 people$48,097$7,76312.8%of residents
205FergusonSt. Louis County · 17,953 people$47,524$6,76624.2%of residents
206Piney TownshipTexas County · 5,071 people$47,462$5,34026.7%of residents
207Woodson TerraceSt. Louis County · 3,902 people$47,417$9,03026.9%of residents
208Cotton Hill TownshipDunklin County · 4,700 people$47,096$9,27825.0%of residents
209Sherrill TownshipTexas County · 5,574 people$46,987$7,76226.3%of residents
210RollaPhelps County · 20,588 people$46,204$3,78323.6%of residents
211Bonne TerreSt. Francois County · 6,636 people$46,179$9,62128.3%of residents
212CubaCrawford County · 3,288 people$45,916$9,38614.0%of residents
213ForsythTaney County · 2,752 people$45,824$5,88211.7%of residents
214NorthwoodsSt. Louis County · 3,579 people$45,330$7,04924.8%of residents
215BerkeleySt. Louis County · 8,026 people$44,265$10,10635.1%of residents
216MoberlyRandolph County · 13,719 people$44,145$5,13318.4%of residents
217West PlainsHowell County · 12,780 people$44,002$6,76928.1%of residents
218SalemDent County · 4,674 people$43,923$8,13211.1%of residents
219ChaffeeScott County · 3,017 people$43,542$16,2669.2%of residents
220Mount Pleasant TownshipBates County · 5,093 people$43,429$6,59023.9%of residents
221NevadaVernon County · 8,404 people$42,813$5,44027.8%of residents
222AvaDouglas County · 3,231 people$42,500$11,88921.7%of residents
223ButlerBates County · 4,317 people$42,151$5,93824.7%of residents
224Poplar BluffButler County · 16,295 people$41,941$5,31820.8%of residents
225St. ClairFranklin County · 4,813 people$41,820$5,11615.1%of residents
226EldonMiller County · 4,785 people$41,684$8,41912.8%of residents
227Breckenridge HillsSt. Louis County · 4,350 people$40,958$19,84125.9%of residents
228Burdine TownshipTexas County · 3,327 people$40,121$8,58822.4%of residents
229MaldenDunklin County · 3,493 people$40,118$7,48630.1%of residents
230BuffaloDallas County · 3,550 people$39,896$28,20122.3%of residents
231PotosiWashington County · 2,568 people$39,846$11,94225.0%of residents
232JenningsSt. Louis County · 13,093 people$38,984$6,41625.2%of residents
233Mountain ViewHowell County · 2,661 people$38,942$13,00829.4%of residents
234LouisianaPike County · 3,208 people$38,673$7,25531.7%of residents
235Mountain GroveWright County · 4,754 people$37,415$15,25717.8%of residents
T236City TownshipBarton County · 4,337 people$36,705$9,57332.6%of residents
T236LamarBarton County · 4,337 people$36,705$9,57332.6%of residents
238LickingTexas County · 2,958 people$35,652$9,23237.5%of residents
239CaruthersvillePemiscot County · 5,211 people$34,652$4,61931.4%of residents
240East PrairieMississippi County · 2,841 people$34,637$10,50421.2%of residents
241CharlestonMississippi County · 4,731 people$33,952$9,08225.8%of residents
242VersaillesMorgan County · 2,713 people$33,586$12,92720.4%of residents
243El Dorado SpringsCedar County · 3,642 people$32,128$3,83128.4%of residents
244PagedaleSt. Louis County · 2,511 people$31,250$5,65126.1%of residents
245Glasgow Villageunincorporated, St. Louis County · 5,504 people$29,530$15,37746.7%of residents
246NormandySt. Louis County · 4,380 people$29,379$6,15036.9%of residents
247Pine LawnSt. Louis County · 2,682 people$24,837$10,46842.6%of residents
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Ladue (St. Louis County): its median household income is $250,000+. Clarkson Valley ($247,000) and Frontenac ($233,425) follow.

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