Best PlacesChesterfield, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chesterfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Chesterfield ranks 238th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chesterfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Chesterfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chesterfield ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of cities
- Household income$147,044 median, better than 90% of cities
Where Chesterfield ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Chesterfield
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chesterfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $147,044, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Chesterfield's effective rate of 1.09%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chesterfield
Chesterfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chesterfield.
Who works in Chesterfield, and how
Work in Chesterfield centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chesterfield
Chesterfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Chesterfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Chesterfield, month by month
Chesterfield sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Chesterfield
St Louis Lambert International sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Chesterfield
Schools across Chesterfield average an A−, better than 86% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Chesterfield Elem.A+ · 74% proficient
- Kehrs Mill Elem.A+ · 74% proficient
- Wild Horse Elem.A · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rockwood Valley MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Crestview MiddleA · 64% proficient
- West MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- West HighA− · 62% proficient
- Marquette Sr. HighA− · 62% proficient
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chesterfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chesterfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Chesterfield against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Chesterfield suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Chesterfield
Is Chesterfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chesterfield ranks 238th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, health care access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on noise and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chesterfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $494,095. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $147,044 median income, cost of living beats 99% of cities.
Is Chesterfield safe?
Chesterfield is safer than 23% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $470 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Chesterfield?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 24. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of cities.
Is Chesterfield good for families?
Schools beat 86% of cities, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare Chesterfield with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chesterfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chesterfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Chesterfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chesterfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chesterfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chesterfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chesterfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chesterfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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