Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$323,100
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,322/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
St. Louis 26%
Manchester
St. Louis County18,160 residentsParkway C-2
74
B
Suburbgrade score
6th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
74
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 Manchester is like to live in, by category
Bars show Manchester against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 89/100
A
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.2
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate96%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index114
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.24%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Mean commute21.4 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes74%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.1
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés48
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks38
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median household income$97,801
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment4.1%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations61%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Manchester on cost of living
Manchester's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lemay12 mi from ManchesterB 60 C Mehlville12 mi from ManchesterB 64 C+ Jennings16 mi from ManchesterB 39 D− Arnold13 mi from ManchesterB 64 C+ St. Louis15 mi from ManchesterB 57 C− Affton10 mi from ManchesterB 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Manchester
Is Manchester, MO a good place to live?
Manchester scores 74 out of 100, 6th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Manchester expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $323,100, 32% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.24%. $1,322/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Manchester?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Manchester sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 13.2 student–teacher ratio. Manchester is served by Parkway C-2. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Manchester?
The mean commute is 21.4 min, with 74% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 2.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Manchester?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 48 restaurants and cafés and 38 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Manchester old or new?
The median home in Manchester was built in 1977 — close to 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. 78% 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.