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Normandy vs Pasadena Park

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (3.1× in Pasadena Park) and jobs per worker (7.7× in Normandy).

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Normandy, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 4,239 people
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Pasadena Park, MOHomes around $139KMissouri · 710 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Pasadena Park

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.

Normandy$630/mo
Typical home $91K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $1,002/mo · Housing →
Pasadena Park$900/mo
Typical home $139K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $1,384/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Pasadena Park and Normandy.

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

Normandy and Pasadena Park share a border

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

NormandyPasadena ParkNormandyPasadena Park
Normandy ↔ Pasadena Park0.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
5 Pasadena Park residents work in Normandy (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pasadena Park →
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.

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
NormandyPasadena Park
Snow a year17″17″
January low24°F24°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)215d215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th49th
Outdoors & history
NormandyPasadena Park
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land13.9%—
Settled1812—
National Register places3—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here1—
Community
NormandyPasadena Park
Library hours a week64 hrs—
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.

NormandyPasadena Park
People
Population 4,239Highest 710Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.4% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 24.4±1.6Lowest 37% below MO 47.4±9.3Highest 22% above MO
Kids under 18 12.6%±4.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 12.8%±3.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Pasadena Park and Normandy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±4Lowest MO: 17.9% 17.9%±9.1Highest MO: 17.9%
Pasadena Park and Normandy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 67.1%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 37.4%±9.7Highest MO: 5.7% 10.8%±10.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $29,379±$6kLowest 58% below MO $91,964±$21kHighest 30% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,300±$27kLowest 62% below MO $170,100±$32kHighest 26% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,002±$164Lowest 3% below MO $1,384±$118Highest 34% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,729Lowest 11% below MO $2,611Highest 34% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75.1%±13.5Highest MO: 45.6% 25%±30.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 36.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 13.5%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 34.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 82%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 19 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 19% below MO 24 minHighest about the MO average
Work from home 10.2%±6.7Highest MO: 13% 9.2%±3Lowest MO: 13%
Normandy and Pasadena Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 mi 7.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (23%)St. Louis (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pasadena Park3% work in Normandy
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.7Lowest 216Highest
Schools
School district FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE—
High school in town None in town—
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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