Best PlacesFrench Village, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around French Village, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
French Village ranks 35,208th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in French Village
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.
French Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where French Village ranks high
- Cheap childcare$365 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 71% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of towns
Where French Village ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in French Village
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median French Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,885, 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 French Village's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in French Village
French Village runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for French Village.
Who works in French Village, and how
Work in French Village centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in French Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across French Village.
What the weather is like in French Village, month by month
French Village sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of French Village
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around French Village
Schools across French Village average a B−, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bloomsdale Elem.B · 48% proficient
- West Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ste. Genevieve MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Central MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- North Co. MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighB · 48% proficient
- North Co. Sr. HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Ste. Genevieve Sr. HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every French Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
French Village 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 French Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in French Village
Is French Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, French Village ranks 35,208th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is French Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,945. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $72,885 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is French Village safe?
French Village is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $421 per resident a year.
Compare French Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to French Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in French Village 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.
French Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for French Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in French Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of French Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in French Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
French Village 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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