Living in Wildwood, MO
Suburb in Missouri
Wildwood is a suburb in Missouri, home to about 35,000 people, with 1.7 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Wildwood a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Highly educated: 68% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 3 research universities are within 31 mi
- Easy flying: STL is 20 mi away
- Strong public schools: test results well above the US average
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Few dog parks: 1 within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Wildwood: common questions
What is the cost of living in Wildwood?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $478k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,570 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 95, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Wildwood?
Missouri collects about $1,262 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.27% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Wildwood safe?
Wildwood isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Wildwood?
Public schools in Wildwood test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Wildwood?
Wildwood has cool winters: winter days average around 44°F and summer days around 88°F, with roughly 11″ of snow a year.
Does Wildwood get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is high, mainly from flooding and heat waves: 14 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 2.44 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Wildwood?
The nearest major airport is STL, about 20 mi away.
How Wildwood scores
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