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Sunset Hills vs Weldon Spring

18 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+12.8 pts in Weldon Spring) and growth since 2010 (+10.4 pts in Sunset Hills).

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Sunset Hills, MOHomes around $628KMissouri · 9,112 people
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Weldon Spring, MOHomes around $640KMissouri · 5,310 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.

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 →
Weldon SpringHomes around $640K
Housing$640K typical home139% above the MO typical home Outdoors#7 most trails in MO14 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Schools#13 for schools in MOof 226 towns All about Weldon Spring →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work from home+12.8 pts
More people work from home in Weldon Spring
Weldon Spring 31.1%Sunset Hills 18.3%
Growth since 2010+10.4 pts
Sunset Hills has grown faster since 2010
Sunset Hills +8.3%Weldon Spring -2.1%
Jobs per worker2×
Sunset Hills is more of a job hub
Sunset Hills 2.81Weldon Spring 1.40
Typical home built16 yrs
Sunset Hills’s homes are older
Weldon Spring 1995Sunset Hills 1979
Trails+65%
Sunset Hills has more miles of trail
Sunset Hills 22.8 miWeldon Spring 13.8 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Sunset Hills$3,790/mo
Typical home $628K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →
Weldon Spring$3,860/mo
Typical home $640K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $2,800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Weldon Spring and Sunset Hills.

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

Sunset Hills places higher on 11 of 19 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
B−Sunset HillsSafer than 54% of U.S. towns –Weldon SpringNot graded
Schools
A−Sunset HillsBetter than 84% of districts in the state AWeldon SpringBetter than 93% of districts in the state
Health
ASunset HillsHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns AWeldon SpringHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns
11Sunset Hills
6Weldon Spring

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #44#222 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #137#13 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #60#175 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #6#63 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #150#203 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #5#40 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #37#4 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #46#31

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Sunset Hills’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
Sunset HillsWeldon Spring
Snow a year10″14″
January low—21°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th57th
Outdoors & history
Sunset HillsWeldon Spring
Trails23 mi14 mi
Conserved land4.9%0.3%
National Register places3—
Archive photos6—
Community
Sunset HillsWeldon Spring
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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sunset HillsWeldon SpringSunset HillsWeldon Spring
Sunset Hills ↔ Weldon Spring18 miles apart
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.

Sunset HillsWeldon Spring
People
Population 9,112Highest 5,310Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.3%Highest MO: +2.8% -2.1%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 51.1±3.9Lowest 31% above MO 52.2±5.3Highest 34% above MO
Weldon Spring and Sunset Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.1%±3.4Highest MO: 22.3% 20%±4.7Lowest MO: 22.3%
Sunset Hills and Weldon Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.2%±3.4Highest MO: 17.9% 28.5%±5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Sunset Hills and Weldon Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 62.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 57.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±2.5Highest MO: 5.7% 4%±1.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Sunset Hills and Weldon Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,144±$31kLowest 95% above MO $158,548±$14kHighest 124% above MO
Weldon Spring and Sunset Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $523,800±$47kLowest 127% above MO $544,300±$44kHighest 136% above MO
Weldon Spring and Sunset Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,800±$2k 171% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,031Lowest 158% above MO $5,126Highest 163% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 81.2%±22.9Highest MO: 45.6% 74.4%±23.2Lowest MO: 45.6%
Sunset Hills and Weldon Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.7%Highest MO: 12.6% 0.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 83.4%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 1 yr newer than MO 1995Highest 17 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below MO 22 minHighest 8% below MO
Work from home 18.3%±3.9Lowest MO: 13% 31.1%±7.4Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.81Highest 1.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (21%)O'Fallon (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Weldon SpringFew work in Sunset Hills
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.5 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.9Highest 42.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #137 of 226 in MO#13 of 226 in MO
School district LINDBERGH SCHOOLS · SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
High school in town South TechnicalNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 25.1 —
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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