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Eureka vs Cottleville

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

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Eureka, MOHomes around $412KMissouri · 13,081 people
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Cottleville, MOHomes around $504KMissouri · 5,937 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Eureka$2,580/mo
Typical home $412K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,252/mo · Housing →
Cottleville$3,080/mo
Typical home $504K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,624/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
B+EurekaSafer than 72% of U.S. towns –CottlevilleNot graded
Schools
AEurekaBetter than 92% of districts in the state ACottlevilleBetter than 93% of districts in the state
Health
A−EurekaHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns A−CottlevilleHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
6Eureka
12Cottleville

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

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

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Eureka’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
EurekaCottleville
Snow a year11″14″
January low—21°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th86th
Outdoors & history
EurekaCottleville
Trails10 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.2%8.4%
Settled—1798
National Register places1—
Archive photos246
Famous people born here22
Community
EurekaCottleville
Library hours a week64 hrs—
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

EurekaCottlevilleEurekaCottleville
Eureka ↔ Cottleville18 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.

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