Most affordable St. Louis suburbs
Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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