St. Louis, MO · the CityFunIndex
Affordability in St. Louis
St. Louis ranks T#113 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 16 — Quiet. That puts it in the 16th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Missouri.
- affordability score
- 16
- Quiet
- National rank
- T#113 of 134
- In Missouri
- #2 of 2
- Percentile
- 16th
The typical city scores 50 for affordability; St. Louis sits 34 points below the median.
How affordability is measured
Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.
The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around St. Louis
- T#111 Stockton, CA 17
- T#111 Stowe, VT 17
- T#113 St. Louis, MO — this page 16
- #115 Jackson, MS 15
- T#116 Fresno, CA 14
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More about St. Louis
St. Louis scores 65 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: