CITY PROFILE

St. Louis, MO

Cheap rent, great neighborhoods, but everyone's either staying or leaving.

By the numbers

Typical home value$277K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,451/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature13.1°C · warmest 25.8°C · coolest -1°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1105 mm · NASA POWER
Metro size rank (US)#21 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy97
  • Affordable to rent97
  • Climate comfort63
  • Big-city amenities56

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.