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Pasadena Park vs Normandy

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

Pasadena ParkHomes around $139K
Housing$139K typical home48% below the MO typical home All about Pasadena Park →
NormandyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#8 most conserved land in MO0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$91K typical home66% below the MO typical home Health62% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Normandy →
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.

Household income3.1×
Households in Pasadena Park earn more
Pasadena Park $91,964Normandy $29,379
Jobs per worker7.7×
Normandy is more of a job hub
Normandy 0.54Pasadena Park 0.07
Home values+95%
Homes cost more in Pasadena Park
Pasadena Park $170,100Normandy $87,300
Homeowners+47.1 pts renters
Normandy has more renters
Pasadena Park 82%Normandy 34.9%
Median age23 yrs
Pasadena Park skews older
Pasadena Park 47.4Normandy 24.4
Size6×
Normandy is the bigger place
Normandy 4,239Pasadena Park 710
★ 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.

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

Pasadena Park and Normandy share a border

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

Pasadena ParkNormandyPasadena ParkNormandy
Pasadena Park ↔ Normandy0.3 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.

Safety
–Pasadena ParkNot graded DNormandySafer than 7% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Pasadena ParkNot graded D−NormandyBetter than 1% of districts in the state
Health
–Pasadena ParkNot graded C+NormandyHealthier than 38% 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
Pasadena ParkNormandy
Snow a year17″17″
January low24°F24°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)215d215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th44th
Outdoors & history
Pasadena ParkNormandy
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—13.9%
Settled—1812
National Register places—3
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—1
Community
Pasadena ParkNormandy
Library hours a week—64 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.

Pasadena ParkNormandy
People
Population 710Lowest 4,239Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.4% MO: +2.8%
Median age 47.4±9.3Highest 22% above MO 24.4±1.6Lowest 37% below MO
Kids under 18 12.8%±3.2Highest MO: 22.3% 12.6%±4.1Lowest 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+ 17.9%±9.1Highest MO: 17.9% 12.5%±4Lowest 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+ 67.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 30.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.8%±10.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 37.4%±9.7Highest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,964±$21kHighest 30% above MO $29,379±$6kLowest 58% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,100±$32kHighest 26% below MO $87,300±$27kLowest 62% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,384±$118Highest 34% above MO $1,002±$164Lowest 3% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,611Highest 34% above MO $1,729Lowest 11% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±30.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 75.1%±13.5Highest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 13.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 36.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Highest MO: 68.1% 34.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1959Highest 19 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MO average 19 minLowest 19% below MO
Work from home 9.2%±3Lowest MO: 13% 10.2%±6.7Highest 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 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 mi 7.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.54Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (26%)St. Louis (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in NormandyFew work in Pasadena Park
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 13.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 216Highest 77.7Lowest
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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