What is the #1 most expensive cities in missouri?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Frontenac	3,669	313.4
2	Ladue	8,948	302.7
3	Town and Country	11,605	299.9
4	Clarkson Valley	2,592	293.0
5	Warson Woods	2,312	274.0
6	Lake Winnebago	1,401	252.3
7	Weatherby Lake	2,465	237.4
8	Sunset Hills	9,113	232.4
9	Des Peres	9,145	231.4
10	Glendale	6,111	219.2
11	Weldon Spring	5,291	213.9
12	Lake Lotawana	2,378	213.9
13	Parkville	8,022	206.9
14	Clayton	17,282	201.2
15	Wildwood	35,168	190.6
16	Dardenne Prairie	13,137	188.8
17	Chesterfield	49,591	184.1
18	LaBarque Creek	1,292	182.4
19	Creve Coeur	18,643	181.9
20	Oakland	1,619	178.6
21	St. Paul	3,292	174.4
22	Fremont Hills	1,326	173.7
23	Lake St. Louis	17,538	171.6
24	Lake Waukomis	1,085	165.7
25	Olivette	8,539	164.3
26	Webster Groves	23,771	164.0
27	Ballwin	30,835	163.3
28	Cottleville	5,750	158.9
29	Ellisville	9,908	155.6
30	Kirkwood	29,302	154.0
31	Fenton	4,087	152.7
32	Old Jamestown	21,121	152.2
33	Eureka	12,371	151.9
34	Lone Jack	1,487	151.2
35	Greenwood	6,000	150.9
36	O'Fallon	92,697	149.6
37	Wentzville	45,734	149.3
38	Crestwood	12,298	145.5
39	Herculaneum	4,925	144.3
40	Richmond Heights	9,179	143.7
41	Lee's Summit	102,583	142.6
42	Raymore	23,849	139.3
43	Oakville	35,166	138.2
44	Manchester	18,189	136.5
45	Rock Hill	4,708	135.7
46	Bel-Nor	1,472	134.8
47	Marthasville	2,587	134.4
48	Kearney	10,696	134.0
49	Brentwood	8,151	133.4
50	Grain Valley	15,967	132.6
51	Summer Set	1,222	132.5
52	Peculiar	5,815	131.9
53	Barnhart	6,036	131.4
54	Winchester	1,914	131.4
55	Smithville	10,552	131.2
56	Pleasant Hill	8,853	128.8
57	Wardsville	1,505	128.8
58	Liberty	30,446	127.9
59	Village of Four Seasons	2,077	127.8
60	St. Charles	71,048	127.4
61	St. Peters	58,200	126.7
62	Concord	18,028	126.2
63	Imperial	5,617	125.0
64	Raintree Plantation	2,006	122.8
65	Ashland	4,811	122.3
66	Byrnes Mill	3,168	122.2
67	Weston	1,852	122.2
68	Blue Springs	59,416	121.8
69	Shrewsbury	6,328	121.4
70	Pasadena Hills	1,104	121.4
71	University City	34,655	120.8
72	Willard	6,418	120.0
73	Lake Ozark	2,451	119.6
74	Sappington	6,882	119.1
75	Maryland Heights	27,981	119.0
76	Loma Linda	1,070	118.5
77	Taos	1,334	117.9
78	Country Club	3,171	117.2
79	Terre du Lac	2,460	116.9
80	Carl Junction	8,257	115.7
81	Battlefield	6,095	115.7
82	Bridgeton	11,372	115.6
83	Buckner	2,917	114.9
84	Pleasant Valley	2,744	114.9
85	Odessa	5,589	114.2
86	Valley Park	6,817	114.1
87	Villa Ridge	2,994	113.7
88	Bloomsdale	1,123	113.6
89	Holts Summit	4,572	113.5
90	Jackson	15,532	112.5
91	Nixa	24,131	112.4
92	Oronogo	2,685	111.7
93	Affton	20,035	111.3
94	Gladstone	27,069	111.2
95	Indian Lake	1,075	111.1
96	Arnold	20,884	111.0
97	Green Park	2,688	110.9
98	Kansas City	508,233	110.9
99	Clever	2,977	110.8
100	Troy	13,467	110.8
101	Fort Leonard Wood	15,317	110.5
102	Belton	24,618	110.3
103	Oak Grove	8,477	108.9
104	Columbia	127,200	108.5
105	Washington	14,948	108.3
106	High Ridge	4,209	108.1
107	Black Jack	6,606	107.5
108	Lakeshire	1,478	106.9
109	Gower	1,677	106.8
110	Raytown	29,593	106.6
111	Whiteman AFB	3,713	106.6
112	Wright City	5,025	106.3
113	Platte City	4,793	106.2
114	Moscow Mills	3,647	106.1
115	Ozark	21,953	105.9
116	Waynesville	5,422	105.7
117	Florissant	51,915	105.1
118	Murphy	8,566	104.7
119	Maplewood	8,154	104.4
120	Mehlville	29,089	103.6
121	Festus	12,965	103.3
122	Excelsior Springs	10,502	102.9
123	Lathrop	2,646	102.7
124	Cedar Hill	1,568	102.6
125	Union	12,560	102.5
126	Fair Grove	1,551	102.4
127	Archie	1,340	101.9
128	Republic	19,233	101.6
129	Dellwood	4,869	101.4
130	St. George	1,568	101.3
131	Calverton Park	1,280	101.2
132	Pacific	7,299	101.0
133	Hillsboro	3,483	100.6
134	Higginsville	4,775	100.4
135	Hallsville	2,049	99.7
136	St. Robert	5,327	99.6
137	Pevely	6,037	99.1
138	New Haven	3,389	99.0
139	Riverside	4,153	98.8
140	Lawson	2,742	98.6
141	Winfield	1,726	98.6
142	Palmyra	3,620	98.3
143	Shell Knob	1,445	98.3
144	Warrenton	8,870	97.7
145	Garden City	1,539	97.7
146	St. Martins	1,195	97.6
147	Independence	121,944	97.5
148	Marshfield	7,599	96.9
149	Branson	12,760	96.7
150	Crystal City	4,721	96.2
151	Holden	1,936	95.9
152	Lexington	4,602	95.2
153	Sturgeon	1,143	95.2
154	Plattsburg	2,437	94.9
155	Jefferson City	42,565	94.8
156	Cameron	8,721	94.5
157	Warrensburg	19,437	94.4
158	Harrisonville	10,002	94.3
159	St. Louis	293,109	94.1
160	Overland	15,762	94.0
161	Webb City	13,139	93.8
162	Moline Acres	2,806	93.0
163	Hazelwood	25,214	92.9
164	Osage Beach	4,715	92.8
165	Grandview	25,821	92.7
166	North Kansas City	4,758	92.2
167	Highlandville	1,049	92.1
168	Charlack	1,775	91.9
169	Knob Noster	2,824	91.5
170	Sparta	2,378	91.3
171	Sullivan	6,355	91.2
172	Lemay	16,431	91.2
173	Gray Summit	2,847	90.9
174	Richmond	5,979	90.7
175	Perryville	8,530	90.7
176	Bourbon	1,694	90.4
177	Spanish Lake	18,183	90.3
178	Edmundson	1,153	89.8
179	Marlborough	2,366	89.7
180	Hermann	2,550	89.7
181	Kimberling City	2,559	89.6
182	Savannah	5,062	89.4
183	Vinita Park	1,978	89.3
184	Strafford	2,609	89.1
185	St. John	6,562	89.0
186	Claycomo	1,994	89.0
187	Stanberry	1,190	88.9
188	Scott City	4,354	88.8
189	Sugar Creek	3,261	88.7
190	Fayette	2,800	88.6
191	Merriam Woods	2,203	88.6
192	Cape Girardeau	40,047	88.3
193	Duquesne	2,216	88.1
194	Woodson Terrace	3,935	88.0
195	Rogersville	4,496	87.7
196	Gerald	1,264	87.7
197	Hollister	4,608	87.7
198	St. Ann	12,865	87.6
199	California	4,523	87.4
200	Lincoln	1,795	87.4
201	Blue Summit	1,145	87.2
202	Boonville	7,682	87.1
203	Hanley Hills	1,727	86.9
204	St. Joseph	71,542	86.7
205	Concordia	2,184	86.5
206	Farmington	17,999	86.4
207	Joplin	52,218	86.0
208	Duenweg	1,707	85.7
209	Fulton	12,611	85.7
210	Sikeston	16,231	85.7
211	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,562	85.5
212	Oran	1,137	85.1
213	Mound City	1,103	85.0
214	Desloge	4,870	84.9
215	Hannibal	16,825	84.5
216	Fredericktown	4,464	84.2
217	Ferguson	18,350	84.0
218	Neosho	12,857	84.0
219	Springfield	169,432	83.8
220	Centralia	4,615	83.7
221	Cool Valley	1,319	83.7
222	Drexel	1,039	83.5
223	Breckenridge Hills	4,413	83.3
224	Maryville	10,556	83.3
225	Sedalia	21,869	83.2
226	Carthage	15,513	83.1
227	Velda City	1,231	83.1
228	Wellston	1,690	82.9
229	Marshall	13,699	82.7
230	Carterville	1,978	82.6
231	Park Hills	8,667	82.3
232	Hamilton	1,909	82.3
233	Vandalia	3,260	82.2
234	Bolivar	10,996	81.8
235	Seneca	1,938	81.5
236	Monroe City	3,162	81.4
237	Elsberry	2,010	81.4
238	Montgomery City	2,810	81.3
239	Marionville	2,701	81.3
240	St. James	3,922	81.3
241	Tarkio	1,478	81.3
242	Macon	5,457	81.3
243	Wellsville	1,197	81.3
244	Clinton	9,047	81.1
245	Country Club Hills	1,017	81.0
246	Carrollton	3,335	81.0
247	Kissee Mills	1,182	80.9
248	Monett	9,734	80.9
249	Kirksville	17,493	80.8
250	De Soto	6,452	80.5
251	Riverview	2,688	80.4
252	Cuba	3,172	80.4
253	Bowling Green	4,130	80.4
254	Mount Vernon	4,532	80.4
255	Camdenton	4,017	80.2
256	Auxvasse	1,385	79.7
257	New Franklin	1,015	79.7
258	Gallatin	1,722	79.6
259	Adrian	2,006	79.5
260	Chillicothe	9,129	79.4
261	Northwoods	3,654	79.3
262	Huntsville	1,806	79.1
263	Rolla	20,144	79.1
264	Advance	1,549	79.0
265	Paris	1,326	78.8
266	Cassville	3,208	78.7
267	Ste. Genevieve	4,996	78.7
268	Berkeley	8,149	78.6
269	Brookfield	4,128	78.6
270	New Madrid	2,720	78.6
271	Dixon	1,267	78.4
272	Maysville	1,106	78.3
273	Pierce City	1,472	78.3
274	Belle	1,476	78.1
275	Anderson	2,415	78.0
276	Dexter	7,906	78.0
277	Seymour	2,081	77.9
278	Owensville	2,798	77.8
279	Marceline	2,269	77.7
280	Lebanon	15,157	77.7
281	Glasgow Village	5,491	77.6
282	St. Clair	4,767	77.4
283	Mexico	11,487	77.4
284	Milan	1,883	77.4
285	Forsyth	2,749	77.3
286	New London	1,118	77.2
287	Crane	1,545	77.2
288	Ash Grove	1,336	77.1
289	Kennett	10,236	76.6
290	Trenton	5,542	76.6
291	Aurora	7,331	76.5
292	Salisbury	1,629	76.4
293	Moberly	13,634	76.4
294	Tipton	2,680	76.3
295	Linn	1,302	75.9
296	Shelbina	2,108	75.9
297	Bel-Ridge	2,714	75.8
298	Unionville	1,725	75.6
299	Doniphan	2,220	75.4
300	Granby	2,345	75.3
301	West Plains	12,341	75.0
302	Rock Port	1,207	75.0
303	Warsaw	2,064	74.8
304	Castle Point	2,792	74.7
305	Nevada	7,998	74.3
306	Bethany	3,164	74.2
307	Sweet Springs	1,299	74.0
308	Ava	2,978	73.8
309	Poplar Bluff	16,243	73.7
310	Bernie	1,772	73.5
311	Princeton	1,434	73.5
312	Windsor	3,038	73.4
313	Portageville	2,869	73.0
314	Eldon	4,486	72.8
315	Memphis	1,860	72.7
316	Willow Springs	2,015	72.3
317	Jennings	12,900	72.2
318	Leadwood	1,524	72.1
319	Flordell Hills	1,300	72.1
320	Malden	3,818	72.1
321	Canton	2,741	72.0
322	Chaffee	3,039	71.8
323	Bloomfield	2,011	71.8
324	Ironton	1,755	71.7
325	Houston	2,407	71.7
326	Mountain View	2,648	71.5
327	Cole Camp	1,327	71.3
328	Albany	1,855	71.1
329	Normandy	4,263	71.0
330	Bismarck	1,560	70.9
331	Goodman	1,081	70.8
332	Caruthersville	5,426	70.8
333	Butler	4,594	70.7
334	Louisiana	3,231	70.6
335	Charleston	4,565	70.6
336	Lamar	4,290	70.5
337	Rich Hill	1,412	70.2
338	Stockton	2,018	69.8
339	Campbell	1,719	69.8
340	Glasgow	1,054	69.0
341	Edina	1,420	68.4
342	Bonne Terre	6,773	68.2
343	Lilbourn	1,021	68.0
344	Richland	2,256	68.0
345	Pagedale	2,547	67.9
346	Potosi	2,542	67.7
347	Appleton City	1,187	67.5
348	Steele	1,449	67.4
349	Noel	1,679	67.3
350	La Plata	1,401	67.0
351	Piedmont	2,857	66.5
352	Salem	4,673	66.3
353	Mountain Grove	4,494	66.0
354	Pine Lawn	2,738	65.7
355	Buffalo	3,358	65.0
356	El Dorado Springs	3,545	64.6
357	Slater	2,144	64.1
358	Thayer	2,288	63.6
359	Purdy	1,308	63.6
360	Marble Hill	1,781	63.6
361	East Prairie	2,930	63.5
362	Kahoka	2,083	63.2
363	Licking	2,816	62.8
364	Steelville	1,410	62.8
365	Senath	1,578	62.5
366	Ellington	1,104	62.4
367	Cabool	2,460	62.1
368	Versailles	2,580	62.0
369	Humansville	1,190	61.0
370	Greenfield	1,276	60.4
371	Sarcoxie	1,344	59.1
372	Hayti	2,145	56.1
373	Mansfield	1,375	55.3
374	Van Buren	1,146	46.7

Methodology

Cities in Missouri are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in missouri?: Frontenac ranks #1 with 313.4 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in missouri?: 1. Frontenac (313.4), 2. Ladue (302.7), 3. Town and Country (299.9), 4. Clarkson Valley (293.0), 5. Warson Woods (274.0)
How many cities in Missouri are ranked?: This ranking includes 374 cities in Missouri with available data.

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