Town guide

Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

Dardenne Prairie is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, home to about 13,503 people across 5.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63368.

Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population13,5032,543 per sq mi
Median home value$432,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$177Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking43%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Dardenne Prairie

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Dardenne Prairie

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO27 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL267 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Dardenne Prairie; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Dardenne Prairie

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Dardenne Prairie had 12,743 residents in the 2020 census, up 191% since 2000.

It’s the 65th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

St. Charles County grew from 24,474 residents in 1900 to 405,262 in 2020.

Dardenne Prairie population by census2000: 4,384, 2010: 11,494, 2020: 12,7434,384200011,494201012,7432020

St. Charles County, 1900–2020

St. Charles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,474, 1910: 24,695, 1920: 22,828, 1930: 24,354, 1940: 25,562, 1950: 29,834, 1960: 52,970, 1970: 92,954, 1980: 144,107, 1990: 212,907, 2000: 283,883, 2010: 360,485, 2020: 405,26224K’00’1023K’20’3026K’40’5053K’60’70144K’80’90284K’00’10405K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Dardenne PrairieJan: high 39°F, low 21°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 24°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 44°F, 4.7 in; May: high 76°F, low 54°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 67°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 57°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 46°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 35°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 26°F, 3.1 in39°21°Jan2.645°24°Feb2.455°33°Mar3.767°44°Apr4.776°54°May5.184°63°Jun4.788°67°Jul3.987°65°Aug3.680°57°Sep3.568°46°Oct3.455°35°Nov3.744°26°Dec3.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Weldon Spring Nws, MO weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in St. Charles County

143,624 jobs at 8,946 businesses in St. Charles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in St. Charles CountyRetail trade: 25,064 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 20,607 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 18,606 jobs; Manufacturing: 14,258 jobs; Finance and insurance: 12,543 jobs; Construction: 9,689 jobs; Other services: 7,174 jobs; Administrative and support: 7,141 jobsRetail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Manufacturing 10% Finance and insurance 9% Construction 7% Other services 5% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

546 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dardenne Prairie.

Nearest hospitals

  • Progress West HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ofallon3.1 miles
  • Ssm St. Joseph Hospital WestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lake Saint Louis4.4 miles
  • Barnes-Jewish St. Peters HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saint Peters8.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors54
Specialist doctors66
Dentists68
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants105
Mental health providers75
Physical and occupational therapists108
Optometrists17
Chiropractors53
Pharmacies13

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Dardenne Prairie

Parks (4 nearby)

  • BaratHaven Park · 164 acres1.2 mi
  • Boardwalk Springs Park · 6 acres0.8 mi
  • RoyallSprings Park South · 2 acres1.7 mi
  • Winghaven Park · 2 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Dierbergs1.5 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Dierbergs Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Winghaven Library0.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Winghaven Amphitheater0.7 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1983.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Dardenne Prairie

Public schools here are run by Wentzville R-IV, Francis Howell R-III, Fort Zumwalt School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Barfield Early Childhood CntrO'FallonPre-K356Public1.9 mi
John Weldon Elem.Dardenne PrairiePre-K–5640Public1.8 mi
Crossroads Elem.Dardenne PrairieK–5757Public1.4 mi
Dardenne Elem.O'FallonK–5445Public2.1 mi
Emge Elem.O'FallonK–5348Public2.0 mi
Ostmann Elem.O'FallonK–5362Public0.9 mi
Pheasant Point Elem.O'FallonK–5428Public1.8 mi
Prairie View Elem.O'FallonK–5696Public2.2 mi
Twin Chimneys Elem.O'FallonK–5488Public0.8 mi
Frontier MiddleO'Fallon6–81,243Public3.1 mi
Ft. Zuwmalt West MiddleO'Fallon6–81,114Public1.5 mi
Francis Howell Union HighO'Fallon9–12—Alternative Education2.3 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Immaculate Conception SchoolDardenne PrairiePre-K–8715Roman Catholic1.9 mi
Oakhaven Montessori SchoolDardenne PrairiePre-K–634Nonsectarian1.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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