Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 158th of 247 in Missouri. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its public schools trail 81% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation and residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 38 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on the outdoors. Bank of St. Ann is on the National Register of Historic Places. 2.1% of working residents work locally in St. Ann, against 13% in Missouri’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns.
Where St. Ann beats most towns.
Where St. Ann’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 St. Ann is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,557 in 1950, a peak of 18,215 in 1970, 13,019 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1988 and 6 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Ann. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
13 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
13 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
21 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
18 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 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Ann, 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 St. Ann.
St. Ann is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally.
2.0 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Tiemeyer Park, 41 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. St. Ann’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| St. Ann | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tiemeyer Park | 1.3 mi | 41 |
| 2. Saint Ann Park | 0.6 mi | 25 |
| 3. Vatterott Fields | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Pattonville R-III. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Drummond Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 667 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
At 2 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $160K) costs less against local pay than in 90% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
The typical St. 56% of St. Ann households own their home. Typical home values rose 2.1% in the year to September 2026.
| St. Ann | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $976 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 6,570 U.S. towns with household incomes like St. Ann’s, it is less healthy than 53%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
37% of adults feel lonely in St. Ann. Ann beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in St. Ann.
| St. Ann | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Ann | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17.9% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 2,268 in 2013 to 2,976.
Most working residents leave St. Jobs based in St. Ann grew to 2,976 in 2023, 708 more than in 2013. The median household income in St. Ann is $52,000.
| St. Ann | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 9% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 26 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 54% of Missouri’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 311 to 139 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Ann 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 higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Ann.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
25 within 15 miles of the center of St. Ann
About 7 of every 100 St. Ann residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
City in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
St. Ann or Saint Ann is a city in northwest St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,019 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with St. Ann.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ann | #158 | C | A− | C | C− | C− |
| Bridgeton | #211 | D | C+ | D− | C− | B− |
| Breckenridge Hills | #242 | D | B+ | D | D | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. Ann grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #158 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C− for health, C for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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