Suburban convenience without losing a local identity.
O’Fallon feels like a place designed for everyday life: strong schools, neighborhood parks, youth sports, healthcare, shopping and local businesses close to home—plus St. Louis close enough for the things only a major city can offer.
Family Sports Park is a major local anchor.
The city’s 200-acre Family Sports Park is more than a tournament venue. It is part of a broader parks system with trails, playgrounds, pickleball, dog-friendly spaces and neighborhood recreation.
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Scott Air Force Base is the most obvious employment anchor, but it is not the only one. Healthcare, finance, retail and professional services have all grown in O’Fallon, and the city reports more than 1,000 businesses operating within its limits.
Scott Air Force Base
The base employs more than 13,000 military and civilian workers and supports a large retiree and contractor ecosystem. Its presence gives O’Fallon a more nationally connected population than many communities its size.
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St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and continued healthcare investment have expanded local employment and access to medical services on the Illinois side of the metro.
Local business base
Downtown shops and restaurants sit alongside major retail corridors, professional offices and regional employers, giving residents more reasons to stay local for work and errands.
Educated workforce
Census data shows more than half of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, supporting the city’s professional and technical employment base.
St. Louis is close enough to use regularly.
Downtown St. Louis is close enough that Cardinals games, Blues hockey, City SC, concerts, museums, restaurants and major employers can be part of regular life—not a weekend getaway. At the same time, residents return home to a smaller community with easier parking, neighborhood streets and local routines.
The broader location also works well for travel: O’Fallon sits near I-64, roughly 10 minutes from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport and about 30 minutes from St. Louis Lambert International Airport according to the city’s economic-development data.
