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Glendale vs Frontenac

3 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.3× in Frontenac) and home values (2× in Frontenac).

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Glendale, MOHomes around $574KMissouri · 6,114 people

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Frontenac, MOHomes around $1.28MMissouri · 3,701 people

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.

GlendaleHomes around $574K

Housing$574K typical home114% above the MO typical home Schools#12 for schools in MOof 226 towns

Outdoors#10 most walkable in MO1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Glendale →

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 →

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.

Jobs per worker6.3×

Frontenac is more of a job hub

Frontenac 1.77Glendale 0.28

Homes cost more in Frontenac

Frontenac $979,800Glendale $494,000

Property tax bill+78%

Tax bills are bigger in Frontenac

Frontenac $10,000+Glendale $5,611

Street grid2.1×

Glendale has the more walkable street grid

Glendale 150Frontenac 71.7

Average commute6 min

Glendale has the shorter commute

Frontenac 25 minGlendale 19 min

Typical home built18 yrs

Glendale’s homes are older

Frontenac 1969Glendale 1951

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $4,250 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.

Down paymentRate%

Glendale$3,550/mo

Typical home $574K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

Frontenac$7,810/mo

Typical home $1.28M (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02%+ · Housing →

The difference: $4,250 a month, about $51,000 a year, between Frontenac and Glendale.

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

Glendale places higher on 10 of 16 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

–GlendaleNot graded C+FrontenacSafer than 40% of U.S. towns

Schools

A+GlendaleBetter than 95% of districts in the state A+FrontenacBetter than 96% of districts in the state

Health

A+GlendaleHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns A+FrontenacHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns

10Glendale

3Frontenac

Lists won, of 16 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #66#188 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #10#100 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #65#13 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #3#25 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #28#7 Most affordableCost of living · 260 towns #249#259 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #250#259 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #1#6

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Glendale’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

GlendaleFrontenac

Snow a year10″10″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 61st

Outdoors & history

GlendaleFrontenac

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0.1%—

National Register places2 1

Archive photos3 6

Community

GlendaleFrontenac

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

3 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GlendaleFrontenac

Glendale ↔ Frontenac3.2 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

GlendaleFrontenac

People

Population 6,114Highest 3,701Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2%Highest MO: +2.8% +3.7%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 38.8±3.9Lowest about the MO average 46.3±3.9Highest 19% above MO

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

Kids under 18 29.4%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3% 26.4%±5.7Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 18.3%±4.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 18.5%±4.5Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 90.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 79.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.6%±2.9Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $170,700±$29kLowest 141% above MO $233,425±$51kHighest 230% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $494,000±$37kLowest 115% above MO $979,800±$134kHighest 325% above MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,611Lowest 188% above MO $10,000+Highest at least 413% above MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±53.1Lowest MO: 45.6% 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 2% MO: 12.6% 2% MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 97.4%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 27 yrs older than MO 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MO 25 minHighest 6% above MO

Work from home 35.1%±8.8Highest MO: 13% 20.7%±6.9Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 1.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 1.77Highest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (21%)St. Louis (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FrontenacFew work in Glendale

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 150Highest 71.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #12 of 226 in MO—

School district KIRKWOOD R-VII—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Glendale neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

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Bordering Glendale

Kirkwood29,363 people · $451K homes

Oakland1,562 people · $411K homes

Rock Hill4,693 people · $279K homes

Webster Groves23,712 people · $388K homes

Towns like Glendale

Des Peres9,170 people · $609K homes

Clarkson Valley2,584 people · $867K homes

Parkville8,366 people · $574K homes

Ladue8,940 people · $1.06M homes

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.