Housing & affordability in Spanish Lake

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

30/100
53rd of 60

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$135,600

St. Louis $244,80040% · scores 18

Median rent vs metro$1,160/mo

St. Louis $1,113/mo30% · scores 53

Ownership rate49%

St. Louis 70%15% · scores 26

Households spending >30% of income on housing39%

St. Louis 26%15% · scores 19

Context, not scored

Median year built · St. Louis 19731969

Houses rather than flats · St. Louis 75%73%

Households with children · St. Louis 28%32%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the St. Louis reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best St. Louis suburbs for housing

All 60 ranked, Spanish Lake highlighted

1Town and CountryA$928,500 2WildwoodA−$495,800 3ChesterfieldB+$472,500 4Dardenne PrairieB+$432,000 5Creve CoeurB+$614,000 6Lake St. LouisB$405,900 7ClaytonB$830,000 8BallwinB$377,100 9Webster GrovesB$387,600 10KirkwoodB$451,400 11O'FallonB−$326,200 12WentzvilleB−$331,300 13EllisvilleB−$366,600 14Old JamestownB−$236,100 15EurekaB−$379,200 16OakvilleC+$318,600 17ConcordC+$303,600 18ManchesterC+$323,100 19CrestwoodC+$319,600 20ColumbiaC+$293,000 21St. PetersC+$269,900 22O'FallonC$295,700 23St. CharlesC$298,700 24TroyC$268,000 25EdwardsvilleC$299,800 26Glen CarbonC$282,000 27ShilohC−$274,000 28University CityC−$306,700 29ArnoldC−$220,000 30GodfreyC−$192,200 31SwanseaC−$223,600 32AfftonC−$212,400 33WaterlooC−$249,500 34TroyC−$226,500 35Maryland HeightsC−$227,000 36BridgetonD+$237,700 37MehlvilleD+$218,400 38WashingtonD+$231,800 39Fairview HeightsD+$177,700 40HighlandD$202,900 41UnionD$205,200 42FestusD$223,600 43FlorissantD$148,800 44CollinsvilleD$163,600 45LemayD−$152,200 46OverlandF$131,900 47HazelwoodF$167,400 48St. LouisF$197,500 49BellevilleF$141,300 50Wood RiverF$108,100 51St. AnnF$126,600 52Granite CityF$104,300 53Spanish LakeF$135,600 54AltonF$103,700 55Bellefontaine NeighborsF$99,700 56CentraliaF$89,600 57FergusonF$109,900 58East St. LouisF$52,600 59Cahokia HeightsF$56,000 60JenningsF$68,800

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Better than Spanish Lake on housing & affordability

Spanish Lake grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Town and Country18 mi from Spanish LakeA$929k86% 71 B− Chesterfield22 mi from Spanish LakeB+$473k78% 73 B Creve Coeur15 mi from Spanish LakeB+$614k61% 76 B Clayton12 mi from Spanish LakeB$830k55% 77 B Ballwin23 mi from Spanish LakeB$377k84% 73 B Webster Groves16 mi from Spanish LakeB$388k76% 76 B

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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