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Cottleville vs Eureka

18 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+68.2 pts in Cottleville) and trails (5.1× in Eureka).

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Cottleville, MOHomes around $504KMissouri · 5,937 people
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Eureka, MOHomes around $412KMissouri · 13,081 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CottlevilleHomes around $504K
Housing$504K typical home88% above the MO typical home Outdoors#19 most conserved land in MO2.0 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Schools#19 for schools in MOof 226 towns All about Cottleville →
EurekaHomes around $412K
Housing$412K typical home54% above the MO typical home Outdoors#29 most trails in MO10 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Eureka →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+68.2 pts
Cottleville has grown faster since 2010
Cottleville +82.5%Eureka +14.3%
Trails5.1×
Eureka has more miles of trail
Eureka 10.1 miCottleville 2.0 mi
Size2.2×
Eureka is the bigger place
Eureka 13,081Cottleville 5,937
Average commute5 min
Cottleville has the shorter commute
Eureka 27 minCottleville 23 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Eureka’s homes are older
Cottleville 2012Eureka 1999
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Cottleville

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.

Cottleville$3,080/mo
Typical home $504K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,624/mo · Housing →
Eureka$2,580/mo
Typical home $412K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,252/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Cottleville and Eureka.

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.

Report cards

Cottleville places higher on 12 of 21 MO lists

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
–CottlevilleNot graded B+EurekaSafer than 72% of U.S. towns
Schools
ACottlevilleBetter than 93% of districts in the state AEurekaBetter than 92% of districts in the state
Health
A−CottlevilleHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns A−EurekaHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns
12Cottleville
6Eureka

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #89#29 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #19#109 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #42#117 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #147#214 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #153#199 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #19#55 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #51#92 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #1#35

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

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
CottlevilleEureka
Snow a year14″11″
January low21°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)199d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th76th
Outdoors & history
CottlevilleEureka
Trails2 mi10 mi
Conserved land8.4%2.2%
Settled1798—
National Register places—1
Archive photos624
Famous people born here22
Community
CottlevilleEureka
Library hours a week—64 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CottlevilleEurekaCottlevilleEureka
Cottleville ↔ Eureka18 miles apart
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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.

CottlevilleEureka
People
Population 5,937Lowest 13,081Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +82.5%Highest MO: +2.8% +14.3%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.1±4Highest 5% above MO 37.5±2.4Lowest 4% below MO
Cottleville and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±4.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 30.3%±4.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Eureka and Cottleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.2%±4.2Highest MO: 17.9% 13.5%±2.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Cottleville and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 52.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2.4Highest MO: 5.7% 4.3%±1.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cottleville and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $131,310±$28kHighest 86% above MO $108,394±$6kLowest 53% above MO
Cottleville and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $435,400±$38kHighest 89% above MO $379,200±$27kLowest 65% above MO
Cottleville and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,624±$224Highest 57% above MO $1,252±$339Lowest 21% above MO
Cottleville and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,514Lowest 132% above MO $4,587Highest 135% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.1%±22.9Highest MO: 45.6% 39.7%±15.8Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cottleville and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 7.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 79.3%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 34 yrs newer than MO 1999Lowest 21 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 4% below MO 27 minHighest 15% above MO
Work from home 13.7%±4.3Lowest MO: 13% 17.9%±4.2Highest MO: 13%
Eureka and Cottleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 8.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Highest 1.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town O'Fallon (9%)St. Louis (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EurekaFew work in Cottleville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.4%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 10.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.3Highest 43.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #19 of 226 in MO#55 of 226 in MO
School district FRANCIS HOWELL R-IIIROCKWOOD R-VI
High school in town Francis Howell Central HighEureka SR. High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.0Highest 15.6Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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