Best PlacesSt. Peters, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Peters, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
St. Peters ranks 781st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in St. Peters
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.
St. Peters' strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Peters ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 80% of cities
Where St. Peters ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 14% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 30% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 31% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in St. Peters
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Peters home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,284, 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 St. Peters' effective rate of 1.08%, 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 St. Peters
St. Peters'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 St. Peters.
Who works in St. Peters, and how
Work in St. Peters centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in St. Peters
St. Peters has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 91% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of St. Peters and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in St. Peters, month by month
St. Peters sees roughly 70 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 St. Peters
St Louis Lambert International sits about 14 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 St. Peters
Schools across St. Peters average a B+, better than 76% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Independence Elem.A · 66% proficient
- Warren Elem.A · 64% proficient
- Becky-david Elem.A · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ft. Zuwmalt West MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Saeger MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Hollenbeck MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Ft. Zumwalt South HighA− · 61% proficient
- Francis Howell HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Ft. Zumwalt East HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Peters school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Peters 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 St. Peters against the other 2,097 cities.
Who St. Peters suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in St. Peters
Is St. Peters a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Peters ranks 781st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, few empty homes, and health care access, and lowest on transit and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Peters expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $278,769. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $101,284 median income, cost of living beats 80% of cities.
Is St. Peters safe?
St. Peters is safer than 52% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in St. Peters?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 24. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of cities.
Is St. Peters good for families?
Schools beat 76% of cities, crime safety beats 52%, and childcare runs $887 a month.
Compare St. Peters with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Peters. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Peters 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.
St. Peters detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Peters: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Peters: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Peters: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Peters: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Peters 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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