Best PlacesForistell, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Foristell, 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.
Foristell ranks 7,148th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Foristell
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.
Foristell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Foristell ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$116,059 median, better than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
Where Foristell ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 27% of towns
- Short commute30.9 minutes each way, better than only 29% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Foristell
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Foristell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,059, 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 Foristell's effective rate of 0.93%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Foristell
Foristell's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Foristell.
Who works in Foristell, and how
Work in Foristell centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Foristell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Foristell.
What the weather is like in Foristell, month by month
Foristell sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Foristell
St Louis Lambert International sits about 31 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 Foristell
Schools across Foristell average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Daniel Boone Elem.A− · 61% proficient
- Boone Trail Elem.B · 45% proficient
- Wabash ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Francis Howell MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Wentzville South MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Washington MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Francis Howell HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Emil E. Holt Sr. HighB · 50% proficient
- Timberland HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Foristell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Foristell 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 Foristell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Foristell
Is Foristell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Foristell ranks 7,148th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and high incomes, and lowest on noise and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Foristell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,095. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $116,059 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Foristell safe?
Yes, Foristell is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Foristell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Foristell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Foristell 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.
Foristell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Foristell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Foristell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Foristell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Foristell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Foristell 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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