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A town of 49,495, settled in 1855. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Wentzville grades A− overall, 54th of 247 graded towns in Missouri, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $112K and its public schools beat 85% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 75% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $402K, 5 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Wentzville is home to Urshan University. 30% of residents are under 18 in Wentzville, against 23% in Missouri’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Wentzville Tobacco Company Factory is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Wentzville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary | PK–5 | 1,039 |
| Wabash Elementary | K–5 | 745 |
| Lakeview Elementary | K–5 | 599 |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Urshan University | 358 |
| Urshan Graduate School of Theology | 77 |
29,070 counted in 2010 and 44,372 in 2020; an estimated 49,495 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.1% since 2020, after 52.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Wentzville is from typical.
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Census counts: 541 in 1880, 44,372 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wentzville, 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 Wentzville.
Wentzville fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally, has less tooth loss than most of Missouri and has household incomes well above the Missouri norm.
The median property tax bill is $3,782, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
83% of Wentzville households own their home. The typical Wentzville home is worth about $402,000, up 1.8% in a year, 51% above the Missouri typical home. Wentzville’s median rent is $1,345 a month.
| Wentzville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,345 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Wentzville R-IV. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentzville South MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,068 | A− |
| Timberland HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,525 | B+ |
| Emil E. Holt SR. HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,022 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Rotary Park, at 75 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Wentzville is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Wentzville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rotary Park | 2.6 mi | 75 |
| 2. Heartland Park | 1.1 mi | 41 |
| 3. Progress Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 9.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide. Against the 6,807 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wentzville’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in Wentzville. Wentzville beats the Missouri average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults have high blood pressure in Wentzville.
| Wentzville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wentzville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 13.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.2% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wentzville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $112,394, against $70,702 across Missouri, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Wentzville has grown 10% since 2020, to 49,495 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Wentzville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.5, men 35.0.
| Wentzville | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.4% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.7% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.2% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Jobs based here grew from 9,744 in 2013 to 18,629.
Most working residents leave Wentzville for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Wentzville has added 8,885 jobs, to 18,629 in 2023. The top destinations are O'Fallon (10%), St.
| Wentzville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 9% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 14.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 78% of Missouri’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 576 to 434 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wentzville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Wentzville
About 5 of every 100 Wentzville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
2 colleges in town.
3 notable people were born in Wentzville.
City in Missouri, United States
Wentzville is a city and suburb of St. Louis in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2024 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 48,646, making it Missouri's 15th-largest city. Wentzville was Missouri's fastest-growing city by percentage increase from 2000 to 2020.
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4 towns share a border with Wentzville.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentzville | #54 | A− | C | B | A | B+ |
| Flint Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake St. Louis | #31 | A− | C− | A− | A | A− |
| Foristell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'Fallon | #23 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
Flint Hill and Foristell aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wentzville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wentzville grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #54 of 247 in Missouri. It grades B+ for health, B for safety 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.
3 notable people were born here, including Nate Orf and Justin Skaggs.
