Best PlacesMaryland Heights, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maryland Heights, 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.
Maryland Heights ranks 1,163rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Maryland Heights
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.
Maryland Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Maryland Heights ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 80% of cities
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 80% of cities
Where Maryland Heights ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 25% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Maryland Heights
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maryland Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,378, 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 Maryland Heights' effective rate of 1.17%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Maryland Heights
Maryland Heights runs younger 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 Maryland Heights.
Who works in Maryland Heights, and how
Work in Maryland Heights centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, 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 Maryland Heights
Maryland Heights has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of cities and more parkland per resident than 79% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Maryland Heights and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Maryland Heights, month by month
Maryland Heights sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Maryland Heights
St Louis Lambert International sits about 5 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 Maryland Heights
Schools across Maryland Heights average a B, better than 61% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Mckelvey IntermediateA · 69% proficient
- Lincoln Elem.A · 68% proficient
- Shenandoah Valley Elem.A · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Barnwell MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Hardin MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
- Francis Howell North HighB · 48% proficient
- Pattonville Sr. HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maryland Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maryland Heights 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 Maryland Heights against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Maryland Heights suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Maryland Heights
Is Maryland Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maryland Heights ranks 1,163rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, fast internet, and an educated workforce, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maryland Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $254,582. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $88,378 median income, cost of living beats 73% of cities.
Is Maryland Heights safe?
Maryland Heights is safer than 4% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $704 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Maryland Heights?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of cities.
Is Maryland Heights good for families?
Schools beat 61% of cities, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $1,131 a month.
Compare Maryland Heights with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maryland Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maryland Heights 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.
Maryland Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maryland Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maryland Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maryland Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maryland Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maryland Heights 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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