New York-Newark-Jersey City vs St. Louis
NY metro vs MO metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:St. Louis(4/6 categories)
New York-Newark-Jersey City
NY · 19.5M
2
categories won
St. Louis
MO · 2.8M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
St. Louis wins
Home Value
St. Louis wins
Median Income
New York-Newark-Jersey City wins
Affordability Score
St. Louis wins
Unemployment
St. Louis wins
Violent Crime
New York-Newark-Jersey City wins
Metric
New York-Newark-Jersey City
St. Louis
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,764/mo | $1,102/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $95,220✓ | $78,224 |
| Median Home Value | $610,200 | $247,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 19.5M✓ | 2.8M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 17%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 56/100 | 66/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 390/100k✓ | 459/100k |
| Property Crime Rate | 1799/100k✓ | 2095/100k |
New York-Newark-Jersey City
NY
Median Rent
$1,764/mo
Median Income
$95,220
Home Value
$610,200
Population
19.5M
19.5M residentsView profile →
St. Louis
MO
Median Rent
$1,102/mo
Median Income
$78,224
Home Value
$247,900
Population
2.8M
2.8M residentsView profile →
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