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Sappington vs Sunset Hills

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (+78% in Sunset Hills) and home values (+76% in Sunset Hills).

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Sappington, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 7,367 people
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Sunset Hills, MOHomes around $628KMissouri · 9,112 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.

SappingtonKnown for its schools
Schools#32 for schools in MOof 226 towns HealthHealthier than 85%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$362K typical home35% above the MO typical home All about Sappington →
Sunset HillsHomes around $628K
Housing$628K typical home134% above the MO typical home Outdoors#2 most trails in MO23 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 84%of MO districts All about Sunset Hills →
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 income+78%
Households in Sunset Hills earn more
Sunset Hills $138,144Sappington $77,650
Home values+76%
Homes cost more in Sunset Hills
Sunset Hills $523,800Sappington $297,600
Property tax bill+54%
Tax bills are bigger in Sunset Hills
Sunset Hills $5,031Sappington $3,270
Street grid2.1×
Sappington has the more walkable street grid
Sappington 122Sunset Hills 58.9
Median age9.2 yrs
Sunset Hills skews older
Sunset Hills 51.1Sappington 41.9
Bachelor’s degree++16 pts
More adults in Sunset Hills have a degree
Sunset Hills 62.4%Sappington 46.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,570 more a month in Sunset Hills

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.

Sappington$2,230/mo
Typical home $362K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $1,241/mo · Housing →
Sunset Hills$3,790/mo
Typical home $628K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →

The difference: $1,570 a month, about $18,800 a year, between Sunset Hills and Sappington.

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

Sappington and Sunset Hills share a border

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

SappingtonSunset HillsSappingtonSunset Hills
Sappington ↔ Sunset Hills2.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
96 Sappington residents work in Sunset Hills (2.6% of its workers)
91 Sunset Hills residents work in Sappington (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Sappington →
Report cards

Sunset Hills places higher on 11 of 17 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
–SappingtonNot graded B−Sunset HillsSafer than 54% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−SappingtonBetter than 84% of districts in the state A−Sunset HillsBetter than 84% of districts in the state
Health
A−SappingtonHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns ASunset HillsHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns
5Sappington
11Sunset Hills

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #26#150 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #32#137 Highest incomeIncome · 261 towns #75#12 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #82#46 Most affordableCost of living · 260 towns #219#251 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #217#245 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #85#60 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #28#7

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Sappington’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
SappingtonSunset Hills
Snow a year10″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th50th
Outdoors & history
SappingtonSunset Hills
Trails—23 mi
Conserved land—4.9%
National Register places13
Archive photos46
Famous people born here1—
Community
SappingtonSunset Hills
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.

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.

SappingtonSunset Hills
People
Population 7,367Lowest 9,112Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% +8.3%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.9±4.9Lowest 7% above MO 51.1±3.9Highest 31% above MO
Kids under 18 22.4%±3.4Highest MO: 22.3% 20.1%±3.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Sappington and Sunset Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.5%±3.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 29.2%±3.4Highest MO: 17.9%
Sunset Hills and Sappington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 62.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.4%±2.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Sunset Hills and Sappington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,650±$6kLowest 10% above MO $138,144±$31kHighest 95% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $297,600±$22kLowest 29% above MO $523,800±$47kHighest 127% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,241±$223 20% above MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,270Lowest 68% above MO $5,031Highest 158% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.8%±15.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 81.2%±22.9Highest MO: 45.6%
Sunset Hills and Sappington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 3.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 82.9%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 12 yrs older than MO 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 11% below MO 21 minHighest 9% below MO
Work from home 15.8%±4.8Lowest MO: 13% 18.3%±3.9Highest MO: 13%
Sunset Hills and Sappington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.49Lowest 2.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (21%)St. Louis (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Sunset Hills2% work in Sappington
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 122Highest 58.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #32 of 226 in MO#137 of 226 in MO
School district LINDBERGH SCHOOLSLINDBERGH SCHOOLS · SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.
High school in town Lindbergh SR. HighSouth Technical
Students per teacherat that high school 17.7Lowest 25.1Highest
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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