Saint Louis City County · Missouri · Midwest · 289k residents
St. Louis, MO: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for St. Louis: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Missouri median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: Curated city row; coverage varies by fact.
The median home value in St. Louis is $190,000, 15% below the Missouri median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,350/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 88 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $55,000 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findingsLimited coverage: This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A Mississippi city with a free arts institution, deep blues and barbecue roots, and a monumental skyline marker.
Known for: The Gateway Arch, blues, barbecue, baseball, Forest Park, and historic neighborhoods.
Calendar note: The Fair Saint Louis and LouFest-era music traditions reflect the city’s festival culture.
Story source: Explore St. Louis
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places St. Louis about 79 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 202 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 66 and an average commute of 23 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare St. Louis side by side
Cost of living index
88
Median home value
$190,000
2-bedroom rent
$1,350/mo
Median household income
$55,000
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank St. Louis's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by St. Louis's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $190,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $135 |
| Property tax rate | 1.2% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,100/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,350/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.95% |
| Sales tax | 9.7% |
| Cost of living index | 88 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $170/mo |
| Transit pass | $78/mo |
| Gas price | $2.85/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,150/mo |
| Median household income | $55,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% |
| Population | 289k |
| Crime index | 66/100 |
| School rating | 5.0/10 |
| Walkability | 66/100 |
| Disaster risk | 99/100 |
| Avg. commute | 23 min |
| Sunny days / year | 202 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 25°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 575 mi |
| Big lake | 141 mi |
| Mountains | 79 mi |
| Major airport | 13 mi |
| Ski resort | 26 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in St. Louis
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- What is the cost of living in St. Louis, MO?
- St. Louis indexes at 88 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,350/mo and a median home value of $190,000.
- How much does a house cost in St. Louis?
- The median home value in St. Louis is $190,000, 15% below the Missouri median (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in St. Louis?
- A two-bedroom in St. Louis rents for about $1,350/mo.