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St. Louis County

#3 in Best Counties to Live in Missouri
  • A+
    Overall Grade
  • County in Missouri
  • 296 reviews
    A+
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Public Schools
      A
    2. Crime & Safety
      C
    3. Housing
      B+
    4. Nightlife
      A
    5. Good for Families
      A
    6. Diversity
      A-
    7. Jobs
      A
    8. Weather
      B-
    9. Cost of Living
      B
    10. Health & Fitness
      A
    11. Outdoor Activities
      A-
    12. Commute
      B
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    St. Louis County is located in Missouri with a population of 999,539. St. Louis County is one of the best places to live in Missouri. In St. Louis County, most residents own their homes. In St. Louis County there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families and young professionals live in St. Louis County and residents tend to lean liberal. The public schools in St. Louis County are highly rated.
    Population
    999,539

    Real Estate

    Median Home Value
    $181,100
    National
    $184,700
    Median Rent
    $937
    National
    $949
    Rent vs. Own
    • Rent
      30%
    • Own
      70%
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    St. Louis County Rankings

    Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.

    Crime & Safety

    Crime & Safety
    C
    Based on violent and property crime rates.
    Violent Crimes
    • Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
    National
    • Assault
      190.3
      282.7
    • Murder
      8.9
      6.1
    • Rape
      20.1
      40.7
    • Robbery
      89.4
      135.5
    Property Crimes
    • Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
    National
    • Burglary
      363.9
      500.1
    • Theft
      1,928.6
      2,042.8
    • Motor Vehicle Theft
      227.4
      284

    Residents

    Diversity
    A-
    Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
    Age
    • <10 years
      12%
    • 10-17 years
      10%
    • 18-24 years
      9%
    • 25-34 years
      13%
    • 35-44 years
      12%
    • 45-54 years
      14%
    • 55-64 years
      14%
    • 65+ years
      17%
    Education Levels
    National
    • Master's degree or higher
      18%
      12%
    • Bachelor's degree
      25%
      19%
    • Some college or associate's degree
      29%
      29%
    • High school diploma or equivalent
      21%
      28%
    • Less than high school diploma
      7%
      13%

    Working in St. Louis County

    Jobs
    A
    Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
    Median Household Income
    $62,931
    National
    $55,322
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      St. Louis County Reviews

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      I am originally from the east coast, lived in Ferguson, St. Peters, Florissant, Saint Ann.
      During my travels among the visualities in St. Louis:
      I saw many torn areas. A deceived environment which need more individuals for growth.
      In exactamente inside the city, was severed to an extent of needed new buildings entirely. Renovation and construction. This survey can deliver options towards progressing together for it, hm?
      Entertainment is too focused on load of amounts in light areas for drinking and act of wildness. Never went to those.
      Only one festival surrounding forest park was beautiful to attend, the multicultural, heritage festival. Others, i did not attend.
      More organization for public purpose during the others will be much funner. Competitive games for set of turning.
      Hate the clubs. All of them.
      LOVE the organizations of long distance running.
      Love certain individuals.
      Love,
      Crystal Alexandra Carera
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      Ive always lived here and know no other place to live. It feels like home. It is not a perfect city, but it has everything I need. All of my family and friends live here. I also enjoy that it is in the middle of the country and traveling the country is easy from this point. The people are diverse, making the food choices diverse and lots of culture! I'd recommend it to other people to live here or even just to visit!
      I'm a native, and I've lived in Webster, Rock Hill, Maplewood, Ollivette, and Saint Ann. These five are wildly different bc STL is really conservative, segregated, and judgemental. The city is incredibly dangerous, and the Metro is too (our public train) I literally don't go places because they're near a metro stop.

      Highschool is big here. It's normal and even expected that one of the first questions you'll ask someone is where they went to Highschool. It'll basically tell a native if they want to be connected with this person.

      Bye, don't move here