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A regional job hub with 22,146 jobs. The town was settled in 1950 and has 11,619 residents today.
Trash & recyclingWhere it does best is incomes: the median household earns $233K. Taken together, its subjects give Town and Country an A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 28th of 247 in Missouri. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.2 million, 14.8 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. The town is home to Maryville University of Saint Louis. This Missouri town has 2 places on the National Register. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally, against 22% in Missouri’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 4 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on health.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Town and Country beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Town and Country | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.5% | 15.8% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Ridge Elem. | K–5 | 405 |
| Covenant Christian School | PK–6 | 181 |
| Raintree School | PK–2 | 67 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Town and Country is from typical.
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Census counts: 162 in 1950, 11,640 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Town and Country. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
14 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
16 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
15 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 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Town and Country, 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 Town and Country.
Town and Country is among the three healthiest towns in Missouri, draws workers from St. Louis and beyond and fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally.
At 14.8 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $1.19M) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $9,834, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The share of households in Town and Country who live in a home they own: 87%. Typical home values rose 7.6% in the year to September 2026.
| Town and Country | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,955 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.19M.
Specl. Two of its 10 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. St. Louis Co. runs its public schools. School Dst.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Ridge Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 405 | A+ |
| External SitesLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 1,223 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
It ranks #3 of the 247 Missouri towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 4.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide.
In Town and Country, 7.1% of adults smoke cigarettes. Only 5 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Town and Country. Of 32 CDC measures, Town and Country beats the Missouri average on 26 and trails it on 1.
| Town and Country | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Town and Country | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.5% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 13.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest park or preserve is Longview Farm Park, at 30 acres. Walkers can cover 8.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Town and Country’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Town and Country | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Drace Park | 0.6 mi | 10 |
| 2. Longview Farm Park | — | 30 |
| 3. Preservation Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
22,146 jobs are based in Town and Country, 5.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
For residents in Town and Country, the share who live below the poverty line is 1.7%. Most working residents leave Town and Country for work: only 6% work in town. Among 247 Missouri towns, just 3 have a higher median household income than Town and Country. Also worth knowing: its typical journey to work stands at 20 minutes.
| Town and Country | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $233,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 9% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 14.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Missouri’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 11 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Town and Country’s rate of reported violence comes in at 0.9 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of thefts and burglaries is 12.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Town and Country | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.4 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Since 1980, Town and Country has seen 13 flood insurance claims paid out. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 24%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
25 within 15 miles of the center of Town and Country
About 8 of every 100 Town and Country residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Town and Country’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Missouri, United States
Town and Country is a city in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States with a population of 11,640 as of the 2020 census. Town and Country has the highest median household income ($134,387 in 2009) of any city in Missouri with a population over 10,000 and also has one of the highest median incomes of any city in the United States. The city is included in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is home to Bellerive Country Club, which hosted the 1965 U.S. Open, the 1992 PGA Championship, and the 2018 PGA Championship.
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7 towns share a border with Town and Country.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town and Country | #28 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Creve Coeur | #65 | B+ | D− | C+ | A | A |
| Chesterfield | #27 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Des Peres | #78 | B+ | C− | D | A | A+ |
| Ballwin | #5 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Crystal Lake Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontenac | #50 | A− | C− | C+ | A+ | A+ |
Westwood and Crystal Lake Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Town and Country with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Town and Country grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #28 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A+ for health, B for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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