Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 15/100
F
Median home value$68,800
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$961/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
St. Louis 26%
Jennings
St. Louis County12,918 residentsJennings
39
D−
Suburbgrade score
59th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
39
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Jennings is like to live in, by category
Bars show Jennings against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Within-state proficiency5th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.6
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate91%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index79
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute26.7 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes64%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.9
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 43/100
D
Restaurants & cafés12
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks28
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 10/100
F
Median household income$38,984
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment8.9%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations29%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Jennings on employment & income
Jennings's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Dardenne Prairie24 mi from JenningsA 71 B− Wildwood24 mi from JenningsA− 66 C+ Town and Country13 mi from JenningsB+ 71 B− Columbia18 mi from JenningsB 60 C O'Fallon25 mi from JenningsB 70 B− Creve Coeur11 mi from JenningsB 76 B Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Jennings
Is Jennings, MO a good place to live?
Jennings scores 39 out of 100, 59th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Jennings expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $68,800, 72% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $961/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Jennings?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Jennings sit at the 5th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio. Jennings is served by Jennings. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Jennings?
The mean commute is 26.7 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.8% working from home. Transit density is 2.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Jennings?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 12 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Jennings old or new?
The median home in Jennings was built in 1955 — older than the St. Louis median of 1973. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 80% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.