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Dardenne Prairie, MO

Dardenne Prairie's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

13,137
Residents
$155,585
Median income
$392,300
Median home
$972
Median rent (state)
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Sheet MO-DARDENNE-PRAIRIE-MO · Dardenne Prairie, MO 13,137 pop · income 95th pct

POP-TOWN · INC-TOP · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-MID · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-TOWN 13,137
  • INC-TOP $155,585
  • COL-BELOW 90.8
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-TOP 95th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stewartsville
  • HOME-MID $392,300
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Stewartsville, NJ (+ $3 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dardenne Prairie

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Dardenne Prairie on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Dardenne Prairie on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 13,137.

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Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $155,585. Population peers are excluded.

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Dardenne Prairie - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Dardenne Prairie places in the 95th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

95th
percentile, household income
77th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Dardenne Prairie, MO

Dardenne Prairie is a small town in Missouri, home to 13,137 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Dardenne Prairie report a median income of $155,585 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.6%. Home values in Dardenne Prairie run a median of $392,300, and the median resident age is 42.7 years. Educational attainment runs 52.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 71.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 259 residential building permits were authorized in Dardenne Prairie (Building Boom), up 582% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data.

Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: the state registers 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $972 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Missouri's average monthly utility costs around $219 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 50.6 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Dardenne Prairie's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to housing and income to population change to comparison shortlist to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Dardenne Prairie, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history. No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

What does the journey to work look like in Dardenne Prairie?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.

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2. Housing and income

How far does income reach against housing in Dardenne Prairie?

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.

The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 0.6%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

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Question 3

Is Dardenne Prairie growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,252 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +17.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 259 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.

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4. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Dardenne Prairie?

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Webb City (13,139 residents, $61,502 income); Festus (12,965 residents, $70,085 income); Jennings (12,900 residents, $37,356 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Superior, CO (13,136 residents); Florham Park, NJ (13,134 residents); Glendale, WI (13,134 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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Why these stay compact

These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.

Schools and households

What does the education layer cover for Dardenne Prairie?

The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.

The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 52.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.

Poverty estimate
0.6%
Bachelor's degree+
52.5%
Matched public schools
2

NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.

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Population

13,137 residents

Small city (10k–49k)

Median Household Income

$155,585 /yr

Top-decile income · poverty 0.6% (Very low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.8 (US=100)

Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average

City profile score · Dardenne Prairie, MO

92/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Household income A+
$155,585

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Poverty rate A+
0.6%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share A
52.5%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Cost of living A-
90.8 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Dardenne Prairie profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Household income, Poverty rate, Bachelor's+ share, Cost of living. Household incomePoverty rateBachelor's+ shareCost of living 92 A+
Dardenne Prairie profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Household income: 98/100 (A+) · $155,585
  • Poverty rate: 96/100 (A+) · 0.6%
  • Bachelor's+ share: 86/100 (A) · 52.5%
  • Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index

How does Dardenne Prairie compare to other US cities?

Here's how Dardenne Prairie stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 95% higher than other cities
Home value 77% pricier than other cities
Median rent 7% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Dardenne Prairie against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Missouri-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Dardenne Prairie near the bottom of Missouri's cities

Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Dardenne Prairie ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Dardenne Prairie only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#17 of 842
98th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#37 of 833
96th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#791 of 875
9th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#47 of 875
95th percentile in Missouri
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

95thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

95th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Dardenne Prairie's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$392,300 23rd percentile more affordable than 23% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Dardenne Prairie $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Dardenne Prairie's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,120 of 15,516
More affordable than 73% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#372 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)

At 2.5×, Dardenne Prairie sits in the affordable band: national rank #4,120 of 15,516 and #372 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999). The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$155,585 Dardenne Prairie, MO median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Dardenne Prairie, MO Dardenne Prairie, MO's median household income ($155,585) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Dardenne Prairie, MO-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Dardenne Prairie, MO median $155,585/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Dardenne Prairie, MO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Dardenne Prairie, MO.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 52.5%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 71.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
13,137
Median Income
$155,585
Median Home Value
$392,300
Median Age
42.7
Poverty Rate
0.6%
Labor force participation
71.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
52.5%

Schools

Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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12,000 residents13,000 residents14,000 residents15,000 residents16,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 12,780 residents 15,032 residents ▲ +17.6%
Dardenne Prairie's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 12,780 residents
2021 12,956 residents
2022 13,565 residents
2023 13,825 residents
2024 14,355 residents
2025 15,032 residents

Housing Supply

BPS source

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
259
housing units authorized
Single-Family
69
detached homes
Multifamily
190
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
19.7
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 38
2020 96
2021 271
2022 126
2023 208
2024 259

Permit volume increased 582% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
74.5%
Carpool
5.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
18.0%
Other
1.5%

Based on 7,151 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Missouri statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $219

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Missouri at $219 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $42 ).

These are Missouri statewide averages, not a meter reading for Dardenne Prairie. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Missouri's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Dardenne Prairie is $972/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Missouri statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 / 100 (Low).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Missouri statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Dardenne Prairie sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Dardenne Prairie compares to similar-size Missouri cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Dardenne Prairie (this city) 13,137 $155,585
Webb City 13,139 $61,502
Festus 12,965 $70,085
Jennings 12,900 $37,356
NCES CCD Census BPS 2024
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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