Are you moving to St. Louis, or a current resident needing a change? It is important to know which areas offer good schools, property value, average rent cost, and population, before you make the “big leap.” St. Louis is a city of unique and beautiful architecture with many choices of where to live. This list was created using information from niche.com, areavibes.com and bizjournals.com. Areavibes.com scores were based on 100 cities surrounding the subject city. Niche.com rated the entire nation. Many of our places made the “Best Place to Live in America” Top 100 on niche.com. Here are 10 of those places:

1. City of Clayton
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Scoring number 18 on niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Clayton gets an A+."niche" overall grade. The median home value in this town is in the $597,700.00 range. If you rent in Clayton, expect to pay $1,069.00 a month and the population is roughly 15,900 people. With an A+ for one of the best school districts in the nation, Clayton is a great area to live. However, the schools in Clayton come at a price. The city received an F for cost of living from areavibes.com with the site claiming cost of living is 65% higher than the rest of Missouri. Niche.com gave Clayton a C+ for cost of living.
2. City of Creve Coeur
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Scoring number 20 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Creve Coeur gets an A+ "niche" overall grade. The median home value in this town is in the $354,500.00 range. Expect to pay an average rent of $1,090.00 a month in Creve Coeur and the population is around 17,994 people. Niche.com gives the school district an A+ and areavibes.com gives Creve Coeur a D. Creve Coeur earned an F in regard to cost of living from areavibes.com, and is cited at 32% higher than the rest of the state. Niche.com gives the city a B for cost of living.
3. City of Richmond Heights
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Scoring number 26 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Richmond Heights gets an A+ "niche" overall grade. The median home value in this town is in the $233,500.00 range. Expect to pay an average rent of $916.00 a month and the population is 8,510 people. Richmond Heights received an A+ from niche.com and a D from areavibes.com regarding school district. Niche.com gives Richmond Heights a B and areavibes.com gives the city a D+ claiming the city is 17% higher in cost of living than the rest of the state.
4. City of Wildwood
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Scoring number 48 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Wildwood gets an A+ overall "niche" grade. The median home value for the city is in the $354,300.00 range. Expect to pay $1,130.00 a month for rent and the population is around 35,776 people. In regards to cost of living, niche.com gives Wildwood a B and areavibes.com gives Wildwood an F. Areavibes.com cites the city as 33% above the rest of the state in cost of living. Areavibes.com gives Wildwood a C+ for their public schools, while niche.com gives the city an A+.
5. City of Glendale
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Scoring number 49 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Glendale gets an A+ overall "niche" grade. The median home value for the city is in the $334,500.00 range. Rent is an average of $1,750.00 a month and the population is around 5,928 people. A smaller community than most, probably because of the rent...wow! Areavibes.com ranks Glendale #1 in the State of Missouri for best place to live. Niche.com gives the school district an A+ and areavibes.com gives the schools a B+. In regard to cost of living, niche.com gives Glendale a B+ and areavibes.com gives the city an F. Areavibes.com cites the City of Glendale as 39% higher in cost of living than the rest of Missouri.

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6. City of Brentwood
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Scoring number 55 on niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Brentwood gets an A+"niche" overall grade. The median home value in this town is in the $191,500.00 range. If you rent in Brentwood expect to pay $1,127.00 a month and the population is roughly 8,052 people. Brentwood received an A+ for the school district and a B+ for cost of living from niche.com. The city received a B- for their schools and a C- for cost of living from areavibe.com. Areavibe.com lists the cost of living in Brentwood at 12% higher than the rest of Missouri.
7. City of Olivette
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Scoring number 57 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Olivette gets an A+ overall "niche" grade. The median home value for the city is in the $295,200.00 range. Expect to pay $928.00 a month for rent and the population is around 7,843 people. Regarding cost of living, niche.com gives Olivette a B and areavibes.com gives Olivette a D-. Areavibes.com cites the city as 23% above the rest of the state in cost of living. Areavibes.com gives Olivette a B- for their public schools, and niche.com gives the city an A+.
8. City of Chesterfield
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Scoring number 73 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Chesterfield gets an A+ overall "niche" grade. The median home value for the city is in the $338,900.00 range. Chesterfield averages $1,075.00 a month for rent and a population of around 47,706 people. Niche.com gives Chesterfield an A+ for their schools and areavibes.com gives them a B-. Regarding cost of living, niche.com gives Chesterfield a B and areavibes.com gives the city an F, citing the city costs 30% more to live in than the rest of Missouri.
9. City of Webster Groves
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Scoring number 80 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Webster Groves gets an A+ overall "niche" grade. The median home value for the city is in the $248,400.00 range. Webster Groves averages $1,184.00 a month for rent and a population of around 23,120 people. Niche.com gives Webster Groves an A+ for their schools and areavibes.com gives them a B. Regarding cost of living, Niche.com gives Webster Groves an A+ and areavibes.com gives the city a D, citing the city costs 19% more than the rest of Missouri to live in. Webster Groves scored #2 in "Best Place To Live In Missouri" from Areavibes.com.
10. City of Des Peres
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Scoring number 92 on the niche.com list of "Best Places to Live in America," the City of Des Peres gets an A+ overall "niche" grade. The median home value for the city is in the $371,900.00 range. Des Peres averages $1,1992.00 a month for rent and a population of around 8,480 people. Niche.com gives Des Peres a B for their schools and areavibes.com gives them a B+. Regarding cost of living, Niche.com gives the city an A+ and areavibes.com gives the city an F, citing the city costs 36% more than the rest of Missouri to live in.

So there you have it. In St. Louis we are lucky to be surrounded by A+ schools and communities. Let us know in the comments if you love where you live in the city! Click this link to see more about 10 Hidden Places in Missouri only locals know about.

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