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Cottleville vs O'Fallon

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+67.4 pts in Cottleville) and size (15.8× in O'Fallon).

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Cottleville, MOHomes around $504KMissouri · 5,937 people
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O'Fallon, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 93,801 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 →
O'FallonKnown for its schools
Schools#26 for schools in MOof 226 towns Outdoors#33 most walkable in MO16 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about O'Fallon →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Growth since 2010+67.4 pts
Cottleville has grown faster since 2010
Cottleville +82.5%O'Fallon +15.1%
Size15.8×
O'Fallon is the bigger place
O'Fallon 93,801Cottleville 5,937
Trails8.2×
O'Fallon has more miles of trail
O'Fallon 16.4 miCottleville 2.0 mi
Home values+33%
Homes cost more in Cottleville
Cottleville $435,400O'Fallon $326,200
Street grid+95%
O'Fallon has the more walkable street grid
O'Fallon 114Cottleville 58.3
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Cottleville
Cottleville $4,514O'Fallon $3,609
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $740 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 →
O'Fallon$2,340/mo
Typical home $380K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,443/mo · Housing →

The difference: $740 a month, about $8,900 a year, between Cottleville and O'Fallon.

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.

Where they are

Cottleville and O'Fallon share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

CottlevilleO'FallonCottlevilleO'Fallon
Cottleville ↔ O'Fallon3.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
261 Cottleville residents work in O'Fallon (8.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Cottleville →
Report cards

Cottleville places higher on 13 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 A−O'FallonSafer than 80% of U.S. towns
Schools
ACottlevilleBetter than 93% of districts in the state AO'FallonBetter than 89% of districts in the state
Health
A−CottlevilleHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns A−O'FallonHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns
13Cottleville
6O'Fallon

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #153#33 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #8#63 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #19#80 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #147#196 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #1#33 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #67#39 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #42#68 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #89#76

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
CottlevilleO'Fallon
Snow a year14″14″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)199d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th70th
Outdoors & history
CottlevilleO'Fallon
Trails2 mi16 mi
Conserved land8.4%2.9%
Settled17981856
National Register places—3
Archive photos611
Famous people born here2—
Community
CottlevilleO'Fallon
Library hours a week—63 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

CottlevilleO'Fallon
People
Population 5,937Lowest 93,801Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +82.5%Highest MO: +2.8% +15.1%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.1±4Highest 5% above MO 38.4±0.7Lowest about the MO average
Cottleville and O'Fallon 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% 24.2%±1.1Highest MO: 22.3%
O'Fallon 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% 14.5%±0.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Cottleville and O'Fallon 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% 43.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2.4Highest MO: 5.7% 4.9%±0.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cottleville and O'Fallon 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 $110,443±$6kLowest 56% above MO
Cottleville and O'Fallon 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 $326,200±$8kLowest 42% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,624±$224Highest 57% above MO $1,443±$47Lowest 40% above MO
Cottleville and O'Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,514Highest 132% above MO $3,609Lowest 85% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.1%±22.9Highest MO: 45.6% 42%±6.5Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cottleville and O'Fallon 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% 5.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 81%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 34 yrs newer than MO 2000Lowest 22 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 4% below MO 26 minHighest 9% above MO
Work from home 13.7%±4.3Lowest MO: 13% 18.1%±1.7Highest MO: 13%
O'Fallon 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 14.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Highest 0.84Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town O'Fallon (9%)St. Peters (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in O'FallonFew work in Cottleville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.4%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 16.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.3Lowest 114Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #19 of 226 in MO#26 of 226 in MO
School district FRANCIS HOWELL R-IIIFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
High school in town Francis Howell Central HighLiberty High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.0Highest 16.9Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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St. Peters59,092 people · $270K homes

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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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