Ellisville, MO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Ellisville is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, that is within Greater St. Louis. It is a western outer-ring suburb of St. Louis. The population was 9,985 at the 2020 census. In 2009, Money magazine ranked Ellisville #25 on the annual Best Places to Live in America list. The city is also currently home to an EPA Superfund site.

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How Ellisville ranks

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#19Most remote workers in MO #21Highest income in MO #22Most educated in MO All MO rankings →

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Living in Ellisville

Housing in Ellisville

$406K▲ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ellisville home is worth about $406,000, up 1.7% in a year, 51% above the Missouri typical home.

A seller's market

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Days on market16

Sale-to-list99.9%

Sold in May7

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Safety in Ellisville

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Ellisville reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Ellisville 1.4

Missouri 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Ellisville 7.3

Missouri 16.9

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Ellisville

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School Grade A

The public schools Ellisville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#23Best public schoolsof 226 in MO

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Ellisville Elem. A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 474 students Ridge Meadows Elem. AElementary · Grades K–5 · 267 students Center for Creative LearningElementary · Grades 1–5 St. John Lutheran SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 175 students St. Clare of Assisi SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 156 students CDLC Ellisville Inc.Elementary · Grades PK–K · 138 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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