Wildwood, MO vs Ballwin, MO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricWildwood, MOBallwin, MO
Population35,13331,279
Median Household Income$161,060$124,626
Median Rent$1,661/mo$1,418/mo
Median Home Value$495,800$377,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.7%38.2%
Poverty Rate2.2%4.8%
Unemployment Rate3.4%3.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k120*52
Property Crime Rate /100k908*434
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows25°F25°F
Snowfall14 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute27.3 min25.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.614.2
College Degree Rate68.8%65.2%
Foreign-Born %9%9.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.3%-2.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Wildwood (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.