- Overall Rank: 175
- Population: 29,309
- Median household income: $107,905
- Median home value: $391,700 (75% own)
- Median rent: $1,217 (25% rent)
- Top public schools: Kirkwood Senior High School (grade A+), North Kirkwood Middle School (grade A), Westchester Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 124
- Population: 8,934
- Median household income: $250,001
- Median home value: $938,300 (96% own)
- Median rent: $1,814 (4% rent)
- Top public schools: Ladue Horton Watkins High School (grade A+), Clayton High School (grade A+), Wydown Middle School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,211
- Population: 1,021
- Median household income: $112,448
- Median home value: $344,300 (96% own)
- Median rent: $1,388 (4% rent)
- Top public schools: Rising Hill Elementary School (grade A), Gateway 6th Grade Center (grade A), Park Hill High School (grade A)
- Top private schools: St. Pius X High School (grade A minus), Faith Christian Academy (grade A minus), Northland Christian Schools (grade B minus)

- Overall Rank: 1,782
- Population: 101,728
- Median household income: $103,447
- Median home value: $291,400 (75% own)
- Median rent: $1,295 (25% rent)
- Top public schools: Delta Woods Middle School (grade A), Voy Spears Jr. Elementary School (grade A), Chapel Lakes Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: The Barstow School (grade A+), Notre Dame de Sion High School (grade A+), Rockhurst High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 499
- Population: 18,240
- Median household income: $89,153
- Median home value: $288,800 (73% own)
- Median rent: $1,214 (27% rent)
- Top public schools: Parkway West High School (grade A+), Pierremont Elementary School (grade A), Henry Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 426
- Population: 8,205
- Median household income: $58,448
- Median home value: $228,300 (42% own)
- Median rent: $845 (58% rent)
- Top public schools: Brentwood Middle School (grade A+), Mark Twain Elementary School (grade A), Webster Groves High School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 554
- Population: 28,099
- Median household income: $82,232
- Median home value: $200,100 (57% own)
- Median rent: $1,181 (43% rent)
- Top public schools: Parkway Central High School (grade A+), McKelvey Elementary School (grade A), Parkway Central Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 738
- Population: 1,633
- Median household income: $107,813
- Median home value: $376,700 (73% own)
- Median rent: $1,435 (27% rent)
- Top public schools: Kirkwood Senior High School (grade A+), Nipher Middle School (grade A), North Glendale Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,316
- Population: 91,825
- Median household income: $104,863
- Median home value: $283,600 (81% own)
- Median rent: $1,311 (19% rent)
- Top public schools: Fort Zumwalt West Middle School (grade A), Twin Chimneys Elementary School (grade A), Fort Zumwalt South Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Whitfield School (grade A+), Saint Louis Priory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 55
- Population: 8,431
- Median household income: $102,630
- Median home value: $454,400 (72% own)
- Median rent: $1,332 (28% rent)
- Top public schools: Ladue Horton Watkins High School (grade A+), Conway Elementary School (grade A+), Spoede Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 692
- Population: 7,669
- Median household income: $166,563
- Median home value: $556,500 (83% own)
- Median rent: $891 (17% rent)
- Top public schools: Rising Hill Elementary School (grade A), Park Hill South High School (grade A), Gateway 6th Grade Center (grade A)
- Top private schools: Maranatha Academy (grade A), Overland Christian Schools (grade A minus), St. Pius X High School (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 48
- Population: 9,186
- Median household income: $94,384
- Median home value: $313,300 (53% own)
- Median rent: $1,414 (47% rent)
- Top public schools: Ladue Horton Watkins High School (grade A+), Clayton High School (grade A+), Wydown Middle School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 158
- Population: 4,728
- Median household income: $85,155
- Median home value: $237,800 (82% own)
- Median rent: $1,219 (18% rent)
- Top public schools: Reed Elementary School (grade A+), Brentwood Middle School (grade A+), McGrath Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 878
- Population: 6,352
- Median household income: $82,681
- Median home value: $274,600 (60% own)
- Median rent: $1,096 (40% rent)
- Top public schools: Webster Groves High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Avery Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 732
- Population: 11,575
- Median household income: $231,382
- Median home value: $880,900 (88% own)
- Median rent: $1,863 (12% rent)
- Top public schools: Ladue Horton Watkins High School (grade A+), Conway Elementary School (grade A+), Ladue Fifth Grade Center (grade A+)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,990
- Population: 34,850
- Median household income: $71,888
- Median home value: $303,600 (55% own)
- Median rent: $1,204 (45% rent)
- Top public schools: Ladue Horton Watkins High School (grade A+), Clayton High School (grade A+), Wydown Middle School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 446
- Population: 2,107
- Median household income: $190,972
- Median home value: $539,600 (99% own)
- Median rent: $1,450 (1% rent)
- Top public schools: Ladue Horton Watkins High School (grade A+), Conway Elementary School (grade A+), Reed Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,447
- Population: 2,422
- Median household income: $164,444
- Median home value: $462,800 (97% own)
- Median rent: $2,036 (3% rent)
- Top public schools: Rising Hill Elementary School (grade A), Park Hill South High School (grade A), Gateway 6th Grade Center (grade A)
- Top private schools: St. Pius X High School (grade A minus), Faith Christian Academy (grade A minus), Northland Christian Schools (grade B minus)

- Overall Rank: 223
- Population: 23,838
- Median household income: $105,930
- Median home value: $355,500 (74% own)
- Median rent: $1,524 (26% rent)
- Top public schools: Brentwood Middle School (grade A+), Mark Twain Elementary School (grade A), McGrath Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 351
- Population: 35,276
- Median household income: $147,508
- Median home value: $449,900 (92% own)
- Median rent: $1,396 (8% rent)
- Top public schools: Lafayette High School (grade A+), Marquette Senior High School (grade A+), Crestview Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+), Whitfield School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,305
- Population: 7,209
- Median household income: $76,027
- Median home value: $219,926 (72% own)
- Median rent: $1,007 (28% rent)
- Top public schools: Metro High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,248
- Population: 126,172
- Median household income: $60,455
- Median home value: $248,600 (49% own)
- Median rent: $997 (51% rent)
- Top public schools: Rock Bridge High School (grade A), John Warner Middle School (grade A), Mill Creek Elementary School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Columbia Independent School (grade A+), Christian Fellowship School (grade A), Heritage Academy (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 2,186
- Population: 4,522
- Median household income: $68,750
- Median home value: $230,573 (19% own)
- Median rent: $1,193 (81% rent)
- Top public schools: Metro High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,150
- Population: 32,865
- Median household income: $125,479
- Median home value: $358,966 (77% own)
- Median rent: $1,386 (23% rent)
- Top public schools: Lincoln College Preparatory Academy (grade A), Allen Village High School (grade B+), Lincoln College Academy Middle School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: Pembroke Hill School (grade A+), The Barstow School (grade A+), Notre Dame de Sion High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,984
- Population: data not available
- Median household income: data not available
- Median home value: data not available (data not available own)
- Median rent: data not available (data not available rent)
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- Overall Rank: 1,890
- Population: 3,149
- Median household income: $67,511
- Median home value: $236,163 (43% own)
- Median rent: $1,019 (57% rent)
- Top public schools: Metro High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,815
- Population: 3,819
- Median household income: $87,467
- Median home value: $285,802 (58% own)
- Median rent: $1,106 (42% rent)
- Top public schools: Metro High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,548
- Population: 3,277
- Median household income: $62,492
- Median home value: $195,735 (26% own)
- Median rent: $1,038 (74% rent)
- Top public schools: Metro High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,248
- Population: 5,953
- Median household income: $71,275
- Median home value: $185,317 (54% own)
- Median rent: $955 (46% rent)
- Top public schools: Metro High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,004
- Population: 6,237
- Median household income: $89,008
- Median home value: $325,218 (55% own)
- Median rent: $1,121 (45% rent)
- Top public schools: Metro High School (grade A), Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School (grade A), Lafayette Preparatory Academy (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: John Burroughs School (grade A+), MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (grade A+), Thomas Jefferson School (grade A+)

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 42 states.