Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median home value$152,200
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$881/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
St. Louis 26%
Lemay
St. Louis County16,228 residents3 school districts
60
C
Suburbgrade score
29th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
60
St. Louis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lemay is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lemay against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Within-state proficiency50th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.7
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate95%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index74
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.25%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute23.7 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes68%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi5.7
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés22
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks26
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$60,399
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment2.5%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations29%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lemay on housing & affordability
Lemay's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Town and Country12 mi from LemayA 71 B− Wildwood21 mi from LemayA− 66 C+ Chesterfield18 mi from LemayB+ 73 B Creve Coeur12 mi from LemayB+ 76 B Clayton8 mi from LemayB 77 B Ballwin15 mi from LemayB 73 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lemay
Is Lemay, MO a good place to live?
Lemay scores 60 out of 100, 29th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lemay expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $152,200, 38% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.25%. $881/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lemay?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Lemay sit at the 50th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 13.7 student–teacher ratio. Lemay is served by Hancock Place, Mehlville R-Ix and Bayless. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lemay?
The mean commute is 23.7 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 5.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lemay?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 22 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Lemay old or new?
The median home in Lemay 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. 83% 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.