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

CWaynesvilleSafer than 29% of U.S. towns –St. RobertNot graded

Schools

B+WaynesvilleBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+St. RobertBetter than 69% of districts in the state

Health

BWaynesvilleHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns C+St. RobertHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns

11Waynesville

7St. Robert

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #86#179 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #77#34 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #94#146 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #54#101 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #61#104 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #65#102 Highest incomeIncome · 261 towns #149#119 Most affordableCost of living · 260 towns #158#185

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

Where they are

Waynesville and St. Robert share a border

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

WaynesvilleSt. Robert

Waynesville ↔ St. Robert3.6 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

178 Waynesville residents work in St. Robert (11.5% of its workers)

159 St. Robert residents work in Waynesville (11.7% of its workers)

Work & commute in Waynesville →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Waynesville$1,450/mo

Typical home $251K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,152/mo · Housing →

St. Robert$1,380/mo

Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,087/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Waynesville and St. Robert.

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

WaynesvilleSt. Robert

Snow a year10″10″

January low22°F 22°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)185d 185d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th 31st

Outdoors & history

WaynesvilleSt. Robert

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1%0.7%

Settled1839 —

National Register places2 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here7 —

Community

WaynesvilleSt. Robert

Library hours a week50 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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

WaynesvilleSt. Robert

People

Population 5,442Highest 5,356Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% +19.6%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 32.4±6.9Lowest 17% below MO 32.8±5.7Highest 16% below MO

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

Kids under 18 26.2%±7Highest MO: 22.3% 22.1%±4.9Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 17.2%±5.4Highest MO: 17.9% 13.1%±3.6Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32%Lowest MO: 32.4% 32.8%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±3Lowest MO: 5.7% 7.2%±2.9Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,836±$34kLowest 20% below MO $62,641±$8kHighest 11% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $200,000±$46kLowest 13% below MO $225,300±$23kHighest about the MO average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,152±$312Highest 12% above MO $1,087±$123Lowest 5% above MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,300Lowest 33% below MO $1,384Highest 29% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.4%±19Lowest MO: 45.6% 41.5%±14.8Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 16.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 19.2%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 63%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 7 yrs newer than MO 2001Highest 23 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 19% below MO 19 minLowest 21% below MO

Work from home 7%±5.2Lowest MO: 13% 8.3%±4.9Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 16.6%Highest 15.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Lowest 1.97Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Leonard Wood (15%)Fort Leonard Wood (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 11% work in St. Robert12% work in Waynesville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.2Highest 31.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #81 of 226 in MO #100 of 226 in MO

School district WAYNESVILLE R-VIWAYNESVILLE R-VI

High school in town Waynesville SR. HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 17.5 —

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Waynesville vs St. Robert

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Waynesville places higher on 11 of 20 MO lists

Waynesville and St. Robert share a border

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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