City of Frontenac, Missouri

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How do Frontenac taxes compare to neighboring cities?

Property and utility taxes are the two primary taxes that cities in St. Louis County assess directly to their residents and businesses.  As shown in the tables below, Frontenac’s residential property and utility taxes are lower than most neighboring cities with the exception of Des Peres and Town and Country, which have higher sales taxes, heavy retail bases and essential retail businesses, such as grocery stores and hardware stores, that generate substantial sales tax revenues and weather economic downturns and the pandemic quite well.   

 

Current City Residential Property Tax Rates 

Olivette 

1.2790 

Creve Coeur* 

1.1850 

Westwood* 

1.0790 

Maplewood 

0.9510 

Glendale 

0.8590 

Webster Groves 

0.7160 

Clayton** 

0.6990 

Ladue 

0.6170 

Brentwood 

0.5550 

Richmond Heights 

0.5210 

Kirkwood 

0.4930 

Frontenac 

0.4350 

Des Peres*** 

0.0000 

Town & Country*** 

0.0000 

* Westwood & Creve Coeur are in a fire district.  Fire district and city rates both included.  

** Clayton voting August 3 to increase property tax to 0.879. 

*** Des Peres and Town & Country have heavy retail bases. 

  

Current City Residential  
Utility Tax Rates 

Olivette 

10.0 

Maplewood 

9.0 

Glendale 

9.0 

Clayton 

8.0 

Kirkwood 

7.5 

Creve Coeur 

7.0 

Webster Groves 

7.0 

Ladue 

6.9-7.0 

Richmond Heights 

5.6-6.0 

Des Peres 

3.5-5.0 

Frontenac 

0.5 

Brentwood 

0.0 

Town & Country 

0.0 

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