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St. Charles vs O'Fallon

11 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (+29% in O'Fallon) and growth since 2010 (+8 pts in O'Fallon).

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St. Charles, MOA colonial town, settled 1765Missouri · 71,508 people
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O'Fallon, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 93,801 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.

St. CharlesA colonial town, settled 1765
HistorySettled in 176518 places on the National Register Outdoors#38 most walkable in MO12 miles of trails across 19 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about St. Charles →
O'FallonKnown for its schools
Schools#26 for schools in MOof 226 towns Outdoors#33 most walkable in MO16 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about O'Fallon →
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+29%
Households in O'Fallon earn more
O'Fallon $110,443St. Charles $85,937
Growth since 2010+8 pts
O'Fallon has grown faster since 2010
O'Fallon +15.1%St. Charles +7.1%
Kids under 18+6.5 pts
O'Fallon has more kids
O'Fallon 24.2%St. Charles 17.7%
Homeowners+13 pts renters
St. Charles has more renters
O'Fallon 81%St. Charles 68%
Rent+15%
Rent runs higher in O'Fallon
O'Fallon $1,443St. Charles $1,251
Typical home built14 yrs
St. Charles’s homes are older
O'Fallon 2000St. Charles 1986
★ What stands out · Report cards

O'Fallon places higher on 11 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
BSt. CharlesSafer than 59% of U.S. towns A−O'FallonSafer than 80% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+St. CharlesBetter than 70% of districts in the state AO'FallonBetter than 89% of districts in the state
Health
B+St. CharlesHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns A−O'FallonHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns
8St. Charles
11O'Fallon

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #121#196 SafestSafety · 156 towns #41#9 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #59#26 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #46#80 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #69#33 Highest incomeIncome · 261 towns #57#24 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #29#38 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #28#51

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in O'Fallon

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.

St. Charles$2,130/mo
Typical home $348K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $1,251/mo · Housing →
O'Fallon$2,340/mo
Typical home $380K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,443/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between O'Fallon and St. Charles.

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.

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. CharlesO'Fallon
Snow a year9″14″
January low22°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)203d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th70th
Outdoors & history
St. CharlesO'Fallon
Trails12 mi16 mi
Conserved land4.8%2.9%
Settled17651856
National Register places183
Archive photos—11
Community
St. CharlesO'Fallon
Library hours a week64 hrs63 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

Where they are

11 miles apart

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

St. CharlesO'FallonSt. CharlesO'Fallon
St. Charles ↔ O'Fallon11 miles apart
Who commutes between them
2,513 O'Fallon residents work in St. Charles (5.5% of its workers)
1,826 St. Charles residents work in O'Fallon (5.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in O'Fallon →
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.

St. CharlesO'Fallon
People
Population 71,508Lowest 93,801Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.1%Lowest MO: +2.8% +15.1%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 38.6±0.8Highest about the MO average 38.4±0.7Lowest about the MO average
St. Charles and O'Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.7%±1.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.2%±1.1Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 18.3%±1.1Highest MO: 17.9% 14.5%±0.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.3% MO: 32.4% 43.3% MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±0.7Highest MO: 5.7% 4.9%±0.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,937±$4kLowest 22% above MO $110,443±$6kHighest 56% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $298,700±$9kLowest 30% above MO $326,200±$8kHighest 42% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,251±$39Lowest 21% above MO $1,443±$47Highest 40% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,126Lowest 60% above MO $3,609Highest 85% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39%±4Lowest MO: 45.6% 42%±6.5Highest MO: 45.6%
O'Fallon and St. Charles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 5.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68%Lowest MO: 68.1% 81%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 8 yrs newer than MO 2000Highest 22 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 8% below MO 26 minHighest 9% above MO
Work from home 18%±1.8Lowest MO: 13% 18.1%±1.7Highest MO: 13%
O'Fallon and St. Charles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.3%Lowest 14.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Highest 0.84Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (9%)St. Peters (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in O'Fallon6% work in St. Charles
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.0 miLowest 16.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 19Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 106Lowest 114Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #59 of 226 in MO#26 of 226 in MO
School district ORCHARD FARM R-V · ST. CHARLES R-VIFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT · FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
High school in town ST. Charles HighLiberty High School
Students per teacherat that high school 10.6Lowest 16.9Highest
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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