#T1Des Peres
St. Louis County · 9,102 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #78 of 247 in MO
Des Peres, #1 on this list · Photo: Onegentlemanofverona · CC BY-SA 3.0Missouri rankings · Jobs & income
Best towns for jobs & income in Missouri
Des Peres and Glendale share first place on jobs & income among Missouri’s 247 towns of 2,500+; 63 of the 247 grade A− or better on jobs & income nationally.
The Jobs & income grade: household income, poverty, unemployment (Census ACS) and jobs within a 45-minute drive (EPA). How grades work
#T1A+
#T1Glendale
St. Louis County · 6,060 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #1 of 247 in MO
#3Ladue
St. Louis County · 8,934 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #18 of 247 in MO
All 247 towns
Jobs & income grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 57 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
247 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
T4Town and CountrySt. Louis County · 11,619 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #28 of 247
6Dardenne PrairieSt. Charles County · 15,032 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #41 of 247
10Clarkson ValleySt. Louis County · 2,540 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 247
T13ChesterfieldSt. Louis County · 49,309 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #27 of 247
15Creve CoeurSt. Louis County · 18,480 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 247
16Richmond HeightsSt. Louis County · 9,093 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #96 of 247
19Weldon SpringSt. Charles County · 5,301 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #55 of 247
22Webster GrovesSt. Louis County · 23,450 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 247
27Maryland HeightsSt. Louis County · 27,559 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 247
28Concordunincorporated, St. Louis County · 18,368 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 247
32St. PetersSt. Charles County · 61,479 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 247
35Afftonunincorporated, St. Louis County · 19,052 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #25 of 247
T36WentzvilleSt. Charles County · 49,495 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #54 of 247
38Barnhartunincorporated, Jefferson County · 5,785 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #91 of 247
43Lake St. LouisSt. Charles County · 19,129 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 247
45Oakvilleunincorporated, St. Louis County · 35,333 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 247
47St. CharlesSt. Charles County · 72,561 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 247
49High Ridgeunincorporated, Jefferson County · 3,714 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 247
50Sappingtonunincorporated, St. Louis County · 7,367 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 247
57Gray Summitunincorporated, Franklin County · 2,991 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #93 of 247
62Mehlvilleunincorporated, St. Louis County · 29,805 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 247
67Old Jamestownunincorporated, St. Louis County · 20,651 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #195 of 247
78Imperialunincorporated, Jefferson County · 5,488 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #114 of 247
79JacksonCape Girardeau County · 16,033 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #51 of 247
80University CitySt. Louis County · 34,657 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #168 of 247
83Lemayunincorporated, St. Louis County · 16,228 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #70 of 247
85Murphyunincorporated, Jefferson County · 8,285 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #99 of 247
89Grand River TownshipDeKalb County · 3,258 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #101 of 247
93Kansas CityJackson County · 521,220 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #200 of 247
100NorthwoodsSt. Louis County · 3,579 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #194 of 247
T102HigginsvilleLafayette County · 4,770 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 247
107Terre du Lacunincorporated, St. Francois County · 2,516 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #88 of 247
109WarrensburgJohnson County · 20,283 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #109 of 247
T114Mount VernonLawrence County · 4,835 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #108 of 247
116Excelsior SpringsClay County · 10,819 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #133 of 247
117New MadridNew Madrid County · 2,586 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #238 of 247
T120IndependenceJackson County · 121,675 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #202 of 247
122Byrnes MillJefferson County · 3,183 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #209 of 247
124Villa Ridgeunincorporated, Franklin County · 2,835 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #147 of 247
125Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau County · 40,977 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #203 of 247
126Woodson TerraceSt. Louis County · 3,902 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #237 of 247
127North Kansas CityClay County · 5,613 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #152 of 247
T129Moscow MillsLincoln County · 4,388 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #100 of 247
T133Fort Leonard Woodunincorporated, Pulaski County · 15,432 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #86 of 247
135Liberty TownshipStoddard County · 14,741 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #116 of 247
139Spanish Lakeunincorporated, St. Louis County · 17,873 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #225 of 247
150Bellefontaine NeighborsSt. Louis County · 10,368 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #245 of 247
157FarmingtonSt. Francois County · 19,226 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #196 of 247
T166Duck Creek TownshipStoddard County · 3,016 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #129 of 247
173Mountain GroveWright County · 4,754 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #155 of 247
175Marceline TownshipLinn County · 2,589 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #52 of 247
177ChillicotheLivingston County · 9,114 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #92 of 247
182Montgomery CityMontgomery County · 2,782 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #141 of 247
T184Park HillsSt. Francois County · 8,753 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #145 of 247
187Burdine TownshipTexas County · 3,327 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #234 of 247
188Breckenridge HillsSt. Louis County · 4,350 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #242 of 247
189Ste. GenevieveSte. Genevieve County · 5,065 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #83 of 247
199Center TownshipVernon County · 9,550 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #173 of 247
200Poplar BluffButler County · 16,295 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #191 of 247
201East PrairieMississippi County · 2,841 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #204 of 247
202Glasgow Villageunincorporated, St. Louis County · 5,504 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #240 of 247
203Bonne TerreSt. Francois County · 6,636 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #193 of 247
T204Castor TownshipStoddard County · 4,651 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #120 of 247
T207Union TownshipDunklin County · 3,242 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #226 of 247
209Independence TownshipDunklin County · 11,792 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #199 of 247
T210El Dorado SpringsCedar County · 3,642 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #230 of 247
T210OwensvilleGasconade County · 2,802 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #124 of 247
T217Windsor TownshipHenry County · 3,454 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #201 of 247
219Pike TownshipStoddard County · 3,577 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #117 of 247
T223FredericktownMadison County · 4,584 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #188 of 247
T225PortagevilleNew Madrid County · 2,702 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #177 of 247
T227Whiteman AFBunincorporated, Johnson County · 3,517 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #160 of 247
T229CharlestonMississippi County · 4,731 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #246 of 247
239Cotton Hill TownshipDunklin County · 4,700 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #232 of 247
241Mount Pleasant TownshipBates County · 5,093 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #175 of 247
245CaruthersvillePemiscot County · 5,211 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #247 of 247
246Sherrill TownshipTexas County · 5,574 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C− · #192 of 247
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which Missouri town is best for jobs and income?
Des Peres (St. Louis County) and Glendale (St. Louis County) share first place on jobs & income among 247 towns.
How are these towns ranked?
The Jobs & income grade: household income, poverty, unemployment (Census ACS) and jobs within a 45-minute drive (EPA). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a jobs & income grade (247 in Missouri). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Missouri page.
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