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Creve Coeur, MO

U.S. News Ratings
Population: 16,169
Crime: Low
Cost of Living: Low
Health Care: Comprehensive
Housing Price: Average
Income: High
Geography
Fifteen miles west of St. Louis, Creve Coeur sits along the east side of the Missouri River.
Cultural Attractions
Creve Coeur is 15 minutes from Chesterfield Commons, the largest strip mall in the nation, with nearly  two million square feet of retail space.
Recreation
Creve Coeur County Park includes a picnic area, archery course, tennis courts and a 320-acre lake.
Economy
With easy access to the metropolitan area via I-270 and I-64, Creve Coeur has established itself as a consistently successful suburb of St. Louis, with a booming commercial sector.
Fun Fact
The city's name means "broken heart" in French.
Math score of schools here versus the state average [details] Higher
Reading score of schools here versus the state average[details] Higher
Number of elementary schools 8
Number of middle schools 9
Number of high schools 5
America's Best Colleges in the location itself / within 30 miles / within 50 miles 0 / 2 / 2
High schools ranked by U.S. News
Name City/State Medal Enrollment
Brentwood High Brentwood, MO Bronze 246
Clayton High Clayton, MO Silver 861
Lindbergh Senior High St Louis, MO Silver 1,958
Northview Florissant, MO Bronze 205
South High Ballwin, MO Bronze 1,984
Valley Park Senior High Valley Park, MO Bronze 257
Colleges ranked by U.S. News
Name City/State Rank Enrollment
Deaconess College of Nursing St. Louis, MO Unranked N/A
Fontbonne University St. Louis, MO Tier 3, U.-Master's (Mid. W) 2,969
Harris-Stowe State University St. Louis, MO Tier 4, Bacc. Coll. (Mid. W) 1,882
Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, MO Tier 4, U.-Master's (Mid. W) N/A
Missouri Tech St. Louis, MO Unranked N/A
Principia College Elsah, IL Tier 3, Lib. Arts N/A
Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL #43, U.-Master's (Mid. W) 13,398
St. Louis Christian College Florissant, MO Unranked N/A
St. Louis University St. Louis, MO #80, Nat. U. 12,309
Webster University St. Louis, MO #33, U.-Master's (Mid. W) 20,343

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