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Frontenac vs Warson Woods

2 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+60% in Frontenac) and street grid (2.4× in Warson Woods).

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Frontenac, MOHomes around $1.28MMissouri · 3,701 people
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Warson Woods, MOHomes around $686KMissouri · 2,393 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.

FrontenacHomes around $1.28M
Housing$1.28M typical home378% above the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 96%of MO districts Work2,579 jobsbased in Frontenac, a regional job hub All about Frontenac →
Warson WoodsHomes around $686K
Housing$686K typical home156% above the MO typical home HealthHealthier than 99%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 95%of MO districts All about Warson Woods →
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.

Home values+60%
Homes cost more in Frontenac
Frontenac $979,800Warson Woods $612,800
Street grid2.4×
Warson Woods has the more walkable street grid
Warson Woods 169Frontenac 71.7
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Frontenac
Frontenac $10,000+Warson Woods $6,756
Jobs per worker+55%
Frontenac is more of a job hub
Frontenac 1.77Warson Woods 1.14
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,580 more a month in Frontenac

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.

Frontenac$7,810/mo
Typical home $1.28M (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02%+ · Housing →
Warson Woods$4,220/mo
Typical home $686K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · Housing →

The difference: $3,580 a month, about $43,000 a year, between Frontenac and Warson Woods.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
C+FrontenacSafer than 40% of U.S. towns –Warson WoodsNot graded
Schools
A+FrontenacBetter than 96% of districts in the state A+Warson WoodsBetter than 95% of districts in the state
Health
A+FrontenacHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns A+Warson WoodsHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
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
FrontenacWarson Woods
Snow a year10″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st74th
Outdoors & history
FrontenacWarson Woods
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.6%
Settled1947—
National Register places1—
Archive photos7—
Community
FrontenacWarson Woods
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.

Where they are

2 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FrontenacWarson WoodsFrontenacWarson Woods
Frontenac ↔ Warson Woods2.2 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.

FrontenacWarson Woods
People
Population 3,701Highest 2,393Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Highest MO: +2.8% +2.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 46.3±3.9Highest 19% above MO 42.8±2.8Lowest 10% above MO
Frontenac and Warson Woods are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±5.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 27.4%±3.7Highest MO: 22.3%
Warson Woods and Frontenac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±4.5Highest MO: 17.9% 17.8%±3Lowest MO: 17.9%
Frontenac and Warson Woods are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 79.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 86.8%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.9Highest MO: 5.7% 3.7%±2.1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Frontenac and Warson Woods are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $233,425±$51kHighest 230% above MO $206,979±$14kLowest 193% above MO
Frontenac and Warson Woods are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $979,800±$134kHighest 325% above MO $612,800±$34kLowest 166% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 413% above MO $6,756Lowest 247% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 2%Highest MO: 12.6% 1.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 99.7%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 6% above MO 21 minLowest 9% below MO
Work from home 20.7%±6.9Lowest MO: 13% 22.7%±5.5Highest MO: 13%
Warson Woods and Frontenac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 mi 6.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.77Highest 1.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (20%)St. Louis (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Warson WoodsFew work in Frontenac
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.7Lowest 169Highest
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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