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City guide · Missouri
Moving to Saint Louis, MO
Arch, Cardinals, Wash U, declining population.
Pop. 302kCost index 92.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,200/moMedian home $175kWalk score 65
Saint Louis (metro area) has an overall price level 92.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
92.0Housing index
69.9Groceries index
96.3Utilities index (modeled)
98.8Electricity rate
14 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.4Median home value (est.)
$175,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,200/moMissouri unemployment is 3.8% with median household income $72k.
Unemployment rate
3.8%Median household income
$71,589Per-capita income
$40,284Labor-force participation
63.5%Avg weekly wage
$1,324Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSaint Louis: median home value $175,000.
Home value
$175,000Rent
$1,200/moHomeownership rate
69.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
51/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
ElevatedMissouri 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.4% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.4%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$14,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
52.0%Notable universities
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