Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median home value$236,100
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,835/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
St. Louis 26%
Old Jamestown
St. Louis County20,651 residentsHazelwood
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
49th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on housing & affordability, held back by schools.
49
St. Louis median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Old Jamestown is like to live in, by category
Bars show Old Jamestown against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Within-state proficiency10th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.5
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate86%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Housing cost index115
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.38%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute29.1 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes53%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Restaurants & cafés11
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks6
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$99,521
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment5.6%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations47%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Old Jamestown on schools
Old Jamestown's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Clayton13 mi from Old JamestownA+ 77 B Creve Coeur15 mi from Old JamestownA 76 B Kirkwood19 mi from Old JamestownA 76 B Webster Groves18 mi from Old JamestownA 76 B Manchester21 mi from Old JamestownA 74 B O'Fallon24 mi from Old JamestownA 70 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Old Jamestown
Is Old Jamestown, MO a good place to live?
Old Jamestown scores 49 out of 100, 49th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Old Jamestown expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $236,100, 4% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.38%. $1,835/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Old Jamestown?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Old Jamestown sit at the 10th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 18.5 student–teacher ratio. Old Jamestown is served by Hazelwood. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Old Jamestown?
The mean commute is 29.1 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Old Jamestown?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 11 restaurants and cafés and 6 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Old Jamestown old or new?
The median home in Old Jamestown was built in 1985 — newer 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. 96% 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.