Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

D−BridgetonSafer than 3% of U.S. towns C+WashingtonSafer than 37% of U.S. towns

Schools

DBridgetonBetter than 13% of districts in the state B+WashingtonBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

B−BridgetonHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns C+WashingtonHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns

7Bridgeton

14Washington

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #163#17 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #185#58 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #28#152 SafestSafety · 156 towns #146#80 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #196#88 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #40#146 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #219#122 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #222#153

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bridgeton’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Bridgeton$1,810/mo

Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $1,172/mo · Housing →

Washington$1,800/mo

Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $827/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

BridgetonWashington

Snow a year17″8″

January low24°F 20°F

July high90°F 88°F

Growing season (days)215d 199d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 77th

Outdoors & history

BridgetonWashington

Trails5 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1.9%2.5%

National Register places1 42

Archive photos18 12

Famous people born here6 13

Community

BridgetonWashington

Library hours a week64 hrs 68 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BridgetonMO WashingtonMO

Bridgeton ↔ Washington36 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

BridgetonWashington

People

Population 11,369Lowest 15,130Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% +3.7%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 40.9±3Lowest 5% above MO 43.1±3Highest 11% above MO

Washington and Bridgeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.8%±3.8Highest MO: 22.3% 20.9%±3Lowest MO: 22.3%

Bridgeton and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 21.5%±3.1Highest MO: 17.9% 20.1%±2.6Lowest MO: 17.9%

Bridgeton and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest MO: 32.4% 32.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.3%±1.7Highest MO: 5.7%

Washington and Bridgeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,005±$17kLowest about the MO average $79,173±$10kHighest 12% above MO

Washington and Bridgeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,700±$18kHighest 3% above MO $231,800±$13kLowest about the MO average

Bridgeton and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,172±$67Highest 13% above MO $827±$92Lowest 20% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,411Highest 75% above MO $1,717Lowest 12% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.6%±9.9Lowest MO: 45.6% 47.8%±9.2Highest MO: 45.6%

Washington and Bridgeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 7.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 74%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 1 yr older than MO 1978Highest same as MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 10% below MO 21 minLowest 10% below MO

Work from home 12.6%±2.6Highest MO: 13% 12.2%±3.5Lowest MO: 13%

Bridgeton and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 7.3%Lowest 28.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.29Highest 1.62Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (13%)Union (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WashingtonFew work in Bridgeton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miHighest 1.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 11Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.0Lowest 66.1Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #185 of 226 in MO #58 of 226 in MO

School district PATTONVILLE R-IIIWASHINGTON

High school in town None in townWashington High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 16.1

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Bridgeton vs Washington

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Washington places higher on 14 of 22 MO lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

36 miles apart

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