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%

St. Ann$1,040/mo

Typical home $159K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $976/mo · Housing →

Bridgeton$1,810/mo

Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $1,172/mo · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,200 a year, between Bridgeton and St. Ann.

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.

Report cards

Bridgeton places higher on 12 of 22 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

C+St. AnnSafer than 35% of U.S. towns D−BridgetonSafer than 3% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−St. AnnBetter than 17% of districts in the state DBridgetonBetter than 13% of districts in the state

Health

C−St. AnnHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns B−BridgetonHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns

10St. Ann

12Bridgeton

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #34#219 Most affordableCost of living · 260 towns #58#195 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #21#130 SafestSafety · 156 towns #82#146 Highest incomeIncome · 261 towns #181#91 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #151#66 Most educatedPeople · 261 towns #144#61 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #60#106

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of St. Ann’s rankings →

Where they are

St. Ann and Bridgeton share a border

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

St. AnnBridgeton

St. Ann ↔ Bridgeton3.6 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

349 St. Ann residents work in Bridgeton (5.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in St. Ann →

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

St. AnnBridgeton

Snow a year17″17″

January low24°F 24°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)215d 215d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 68th

Outdoors & history

St. AnnBridgeton

Trails2 mi 5 mi

Conserved land7.4%1.9%

Settled1948 —

National Register places1 1

Archive photos7 18

Famous people born here1 6

Community

St. AnnBridgeton

Library hours a week64 hrs 64 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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.

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

St. AnnBridgeton

People

Population 12,811Highest 11,369Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census 0%Highest MO: +2.8% -0.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 34.8±1.6Lowest 11% below MO 40.9±3Highest 5% above MO

Kids under 18 23.6%±3.7Highest MO: 22.3% 21.8%±3.8Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 16.4%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 21.5%±3.1Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 36%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±2.5Highest MO: 5.7% 3.9%±1.3Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,323±$4kLowest 26% below MO $72,005±$17kHighest about the MO average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,600±$13kLowest 45% below MO $237,700±$18kHighest 3% above MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $976±$103Lowest 6% below MO $1,172±$67Highest 13% above MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,997Lowest about the MO average $3,411Highest 75% above MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41%±9.5Lowest MO: 45.6% 45.6%±9.9Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 13%Highest MO: 12.6% 11.5%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 56.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 63.1%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 21 yrs older than MO 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 10% below MO 21 minHighest 10% below MO

Work from home 12.4%±3.3Lowest MO: 13% 12.6%±2.6Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 7.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 8.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 4.29Highest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (13%)St. Louis (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in BridgetonFew work in St. Ann

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 4.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Highest 34.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #205 of 226 in MO #185 of 226 in MO

School district PATTONVILLE R-III · RITENOURPATTONVILLE R-III

High school in town None in townNone 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.

St. Ann vs Bridgeton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Bridgeton

Bridgeton places higher on 12 of 22 MO lists

St. Ann and Bridgeton share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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