St. Charles, MO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Saint Charles (commonly abbreviated St. Charles) is a city in and the county seat of St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 70,493 at the 2020 census, making St. Charles the eighth-most populous city in Missouri. Situated on the Missouri River near its mouth at the Mississippi, St. Charles is approximately 20 miles northwest of St. Louis. The city was founded circa 1769 as Les Petites Côtes, or "The Little Hillsides" in French, by Louis Blanchette, a French-Canadian fur trader. The St. Charles area was settled primarily by French-speaking colonists from Canada in its early days. This former French territory west of the Mississippi River was nominally ruled by Spain …

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How St. Charles ranks

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#28Lowest depression in MO #39Fewest smokers in MO #39Fewest uninsured in MO All MO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code63301, 63302, 63303

Area code636

Living in St. Charles

Housing in St. Charles

$348K▲ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical St. Charles home is worth about $348,000, up 2.4% in a year, 30% above the Missouri typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market9

Sale-to-list101.3%

Sold in May93

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Safety in St. Charles

B

Safety Grade B

St. Charles reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

St. Charles 1.8

Missouri 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

St. Charles 8.1

Missouri 16.9

U.S. 15.5

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Health in St. Charles

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Missouri

18better than MO

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▲ 5 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind 2▲ 3 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

11.1%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethMO 15.8% · better 9.8%Fewer adults facing food insecurityMO 13.7% · better

Care nearby

Ssm St. Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles · 2 mi · ER

Compass HealthSaint Charles · 1.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of St. Charles

DentalShortage · part of St. Charles

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in St. Charles

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools St. Charles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#59Best public schoolsof 226 in MO

DistrictST. CHARLES R-VISchools22

Harvest Ridge Elem. AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 572 students Harris Elem. A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 408 students Discovery Elementary B+Elementary · Grades K–4 · 394 students Monroe Elem. BElementary · Grades K–4 · 366 students Coverdell Elem. B+Elementary · Grades K–4 · 291 students George M. Null Elem. A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 233 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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