Missouri, 1917
Weldon Spring’s story
162 years in pictures
Census counts: 43 in 1880, 5,326 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 7 maps from 1937 on.
- 1864Weldon Spring is platted
Weldon SpringMO
A town of 5,301, platted in 1864. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
5,301
2025 Census estimate · −0.5% since 2020
Typical home
$632K
+3.5% in a year
Household income
$159K
median
Median age
52.2
years
Jobs based here
3,198
Balanced
TownGrade
A−
#55 of 247 in MO
Is Weldon Spring a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Weldon Spring grades A− overall, 55th of 247 graded towns in Missouri. Its schools outperform 95% of the state's. The median household earns $159K and it is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $632K, 7.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Weldon Spring’s median household income is $159,000, above both Missouri’s towns ($62,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 5 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Weldon Spring. Veterans Tribute Park, at 124 acres with 2.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Weldon Spring stand out
Where Weldon Spring beats most towns.
How Weldon Spring grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Weldon Spring is from typical.
SchoolsA+Open →Jobs & incomeAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →HealthProgress West Hospital 2.4 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.7 of 20; 6% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0% conserved landBOpen →HistoryPlatted 1864; 1 notable person born hereC−Open →Civic life3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market$632K typical home, up 3.5% in a year; 16 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 52.2; 58% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 57 attractions →Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weldon Spring. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
14 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
26 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
26 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
32 mi LandmarkMonks MoundSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Weldon Spring: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weldon Spring, and how to reach them.
PowerUnion Electric13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMissouri American WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offSt Charles County Recycle Works Central, 2 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSt. CharlesSt. Charles County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code6330463304 100%Census 2020
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 Weldon Spring.
Weldon Spring has schools in the top 5% of Missouri and has less food insecurity than most of Missouri, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Missouri.
HousingCost of living grade D
Weldon Spring earns a D for cost of living
At 7.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $632K) costs more against local pay than in 98% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Chesterfield is next at $571K.
Values rose 3.5% in the 12 months to September 2026. Weldon Spring: 83% of households own their home. 67% of the homes sold in Weldon Spring went for more than their asking price.
$632KZillow home value
Typical home value
Weldon Spring$632K
Missouri$265K
Market temperature
16
days on market
104.3%
sale-to-list price
+3.5%
value change, 1 year
9
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsA+
Weldon Spring earns an A+ for schools
That grade ranks #11 of the 247 Missouri towns we grade for schools. It is the best School Grade on its borders; St. Peters (A) is next.
Its public schools are run by Francis Howell R-III. Below: Three of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. 4 public schools serve Weldon Spring, with 2,612 students in all.
95%of MO districts it outscoresA+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 827 | A |
| Westwood Trail AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 2–12 | Grades 2–12 | – | – |
| Independence Elem.Top results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 762 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsB
Trail density in Weldon Spring is higher than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
In Weldon Spring, 0.3% of the land is protected. 14 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
#7for trails in MO
| Weldon Spring | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
0.3%
conserved · 15 of 4,987 acres
14 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Tribute Park | 2.1 mi | 124 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthA
Weldon Spring stands out in Missouri and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Its widest gap with Missouri is food insecurity: 5.4% of its 4,367 adults worry about having enough food, against 13.7% statewide. Against the 2,257 U.S. towns with household incomes like Weldon Spring’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
No town among the 247 in Missouri we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Weldon Spring. For adults here, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 14%. Only 8 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Weldon Spring. This Missouri town does better than the Missouri average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.
86%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Weldon Spring | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 22% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Missouri
20 better10 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Weldon Spring | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.4% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.9% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 8.6% |
Progress West Hospital
2.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
91st
percentile among MO towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Weldon Spring has four seasons and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–43°
Spring45–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–68°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
With 1.4 jobs for every working resident, Weldon Spring draws in 3,152 commuters
31.1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri.
Among working residents in Weldon Spring, 2% work locally. This Missouri town had 3,198 jobs in 2023, down 543 from 2013. The top destinations are O'Fallon (8%), Chesterfield (8%) and St. Louis (8%). The average trip to work for Weldon Spring comes to 22 minutes.
2%work in town
| Weldon Spring | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Weldon Spring2%
O'Fallon8%
Chesterfield8%
St. Louis8%
St. Peters7%
12 mi
median commute distance
3,198
jobs based in Weldon Spring
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
The biggest natural risk in Weldon Spring is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Since 2015, one flood insurance claim has been paid in Weldon Spring. On expected storm and flood damage, Weldon Spring sits above 57% of U.S. communities. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
1
paid flood claims since 2015
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Weldon Spring
19pages on Weldon Spring
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Weldon Spring
St Charles Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Cottleville3.5 mi$3,048 in-state tuitionLogan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Chesterfield8 mi$9,000 tuitionMaryville University of Saint LouisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Saint Louis9.1 mi$27,166 tuition
About 4 of every 100 Weldon Spring residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Weldon Spring
City in Missouri, United States
Weldon Spring is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,326 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 7.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 541 ft
- Area code
- 636
Weldon Spring’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Weldon Spring.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; St. Peters (A−) is closest.
St. PetersO'FallonChesterfieldWeldon Spring
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Spring | #55 | A− | D | — | A+ | A |
| St. Peters | #43 | A− | C+ | B− | A | B+ |
| O'Fallon | #23 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
| Chesterfield | #27 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
Weldon Spring reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Weldon Spring with a neighbor →
Questions about Weldon Spring
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Weldon Spring, MO a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Weldon Spring grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #55 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Weldon Spring, MO expensive?
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.