Velda Village HillsMO
851 people live in this town in Missouri.
Is Velda Village Hills a good place to live?
Of the 227 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower value of a typical home than Velda Village Hills. Velda Village Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Velda Village Hills has shrunk 19% since 2010
1,055 counted in 2010 and 881 in 2020; an estimated 851 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Velda Village Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
7 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
6 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise Center
12 mi LandmarkMonks MoundPhoto credits
Cahokia: 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 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Velda Village Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Velda Village Hills, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Velda Village Hills.
Velda Village Hills’ typical home value is about $66K
Among households in Velda Village Hills, 58% are owner-occupiers. Velda Village Hills’ median rent is $1,137 a month. In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 1.2%.
| Velda Village Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,137 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer of Velda Village Hills’ working residents work locally than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Velda Village Hills’ median household income is $45,000, where Missouri’s towns sit at $62,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. In Velda Village Hills, 19% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are St. Louis (27%), Maryland Heights (4%) and Creve Coeur (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 6 miles.
| Velda Village Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Velda Village Hills has four seasons and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults worry about having enough food in Velda Village Hills than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
Only one of the 248 Missouri towns we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Velda Village Hills. Among adults in the town, 56% have high blood pressure, above both Missouri’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). For adults here, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 45%. This Missouri town does better than the Missouri average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 22.
| Velda Village Hills | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 30% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Velda Village Hills | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.8% | 16.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 23.8% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Velda Village Hills, mostly heat waves
Of the losses FEMA expects in Velda Village Hills, 38% come from heat waves and 31% from earthquakes. On expected storm and flood damage, Velda Village Hills sits below 52% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 15 claims here since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Velda Village Hills
Colleges nearby
24 within 15 miles of the center of Velda Village Hills
About 0 of every 100 Velda Village Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
851 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Velda Village Hills
City in Missouri, United States
Velda Village Hills is a city in northeastern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Velda Village Hills had a population of 881.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 561 ft
Questions about Velda Village Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Velda Village Hills, MO a good place to live?
Velda Village Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 851 people live in this town in Missouri.