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A town of 7,367. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Sappington grades A overall, 20th among Missouri's 247 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 85% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation and it is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $78K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $360K for a typical one and 4.5 times the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sappington, above both the Missouri town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On the outdoors, just 33 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Zephaniah Sappington House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Sappington beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Sappington is from typical.
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Census counts: 7,287 in 2000, 7,995 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sappington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
12 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
12 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
16 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
12 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
Sappington is unincorporated, so St. Louis County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Sappington.
Sappington has less food insecurity than most of Missouri, but it has property taxes 1.7 times the Missouri norm.
Its public schools are run by the Lindbergh Schools. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lindbergh SR. High, with 2,304 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H. Sperreng MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 941 | B |
| Lindbergh SR. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,304 | A |
| Concord Elem. SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 555 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Missouri is food insecurity: 7.5% of its 6,289 adults worry about having enough food, against 13.7% statewide.
30% of Sappington adults sleep under 7 hours. Sappington beats the Missouri average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Sappington adults have obesity.
| Sappington | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sappington | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 13.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $3,270, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Sappington home is worth about $360,000, up 3.1% in a year, 35% above the Missouri typical home. Sappington’s median rent is $1,241 a month.
| Sappington | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,241 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sappington has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Sappington is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Sappington for work: only 3% work in town. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Sappington. Jobs based in Sappington fell to 5,487 in 2023, 1,049 fewer than in 2013.
| Sappington | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 9% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sappington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22 within 15 miles of the center of Sappington
About 5 of every 100 Sappington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Place in Missouri, United States
Sappington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,995 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Sappington.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sappington | #20 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| Concord | #32 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Sunset Hills | #63 | B+ | D | B− | A | A |
| Grantwood Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sappington and Concord report no FBI crime data of their own. Grantwood Village isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sappington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sappington grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #20 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A− for health and A for schools.
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 C.
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