Today, Frontenac has 3,483 residents, approximately 1,300 homes and comprises 1,944 acres (2.8 square miles). While now a suburb of Saint Louis, Frontenac has not deviated far from its rural roots, maintaining predominately one acre lots with a population density of only 1,221 per square mile (roughly ½ of the County average). With an excellent housing stock, an average household income of $119,508, easy accessibility to major thoroughfares and a per capita crime rate less then one-third the national average Frontenac remains an extremely desirable community in which to live.