ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Where is the wealthiest place in Missouri? It’s a village in St. Louis County with less than 100 residents, according to a recent Forbes report .
A Forbes research team analyzed U.S. Census data to determine the state’s top 50 wealthiest places based on four factors from the 2022 American Community Survey:
- Median household income
- Average household income
- Median home value
- Median property taxes paid
According to Forbes, based on these factors, the richest place in Missouri is the village of Country Life Acres , a small community surrounded by the city of Town and Country, Missouri.
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Forbes notes that Country Life Acres has around 34 total households with a median household income higher than $250,000; an average household income of $618,000; a median home value of $1.5 million and more than $10,000 in median property taxes paid.
Census data further reports a population of 93 people and a median age of 56.5 in Country Life Acres. The village itself is only around a tenth of a square mile in total land…