The 10 Cheapest St. Louis, MO Neighborhoods To Live In For 2022


We used science and data to determine which neighborhoods in St. Louis are the cheapest of the cheap.

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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in St. Louis might be more expensive than living in rural Missouri, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

So what exactly are those St. Louis neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in St. Louis are the cheapest.

What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in St. Louis for 2022? According to the most recent census data, North Point looks to be the cheaptest St. Louis neighborhood to live in.

At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in St. Louis. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around St. Louis that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in St. Louis.

Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.

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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In St. Louis For 2022

1. North Point

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 4,287
Cost Of Living Index: 76 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (36th cheapest)
More on North Point: Homes For Sale | Data

2. La Salle

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 214
Cost Of Living Index: 82 (26th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (10th cheapest)
More on La Salle: Homes For Sale | Data

3. Penrose Park

Overall SnackAbility

/10

Population: 89
Cost Of Living Index: 77 (9th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.7 (36th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (cheapest)
More on Penrose Park: Homes For Sale | Data

4. North Riverfront

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 1,367
Cost Of Living Index: 76 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (14th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (33rd cheapest)
More on North Riverfront: Homes For Sale | Data

5. Downtown

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 4,886
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (40th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (19th cheapest)
More on Downtown: Homes For Sale | Data

6. Mark Twain

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 4,569
Cost Of Living Index: 76 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.025 (56th cheapest)
More on Mark Twain: Homes For Sale | Data

7. Gravois Park

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,567
Cost Of Living Index: 77 (9th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.024 (53rd cheapest)
More on Gravois Park: Homes For Sale | Data

8. Franz Park

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 1,682
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (40th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (18th cheapest)
More on Franz Park: Homes For Sale | Data

9. Walnut Park East

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 4,219
Cost Of Living Index: 76 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.7 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.034 (70th cheapest)
More on Walnut Park East: Homes For Sale | Data

10. Hyde Park

Overall SnackAbility

1
/10

Population: 1,766
Cost Of Living Index: 73 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 0.8 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.041 (79th cheapest)
More on Hyde Park: Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest St. Louis Hoods In 2022

In order to rank the cheapest places to live in St. Louis, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".

Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 79 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the "Cheapest City Neighborhood In St. Louis." We're lookin' at you, North Point.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places St. Louis. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In St. Louis

If you're measuring the neighborhoods in St. Louis where prices are low and it's cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in St. Louis aren't all cheap. Central West End takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in St. Louis.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In St. Louis For 2022

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 North Point 76
2 La Salle 82
3 Penrose Park 77
4 North Riverfront 76
5 Downtown 86
6 Mark Twain 76
7 Gravois Park 77
8 Franz Park 86
9 Walnut Park East 76
10 Hyde Park 73
11 Ellendale 87
12 Calvary-Bellefontaine Cemetery 80
13 Hamilton Heights 76
14 Wells-Goodfellow 78
15 Debaliviere Place 87
16 Hi-Pointe 86
17 Kingsway West 76
18 North Hampton 88
19 Clifton Heights 86
20 College Hill 78
21 Fairground Neighborhood 77
22 Boulevard Heights 87
23 Bevo Mill 85
24 Kosciusko 80
25 Penrose 79
26 Baden 82
27 Holly Hills 89
28 Jeffvanderlou 78
29 Patch 83
30 Princeton Heights 90
31 Clayton-Tamm 89
32 Lindenwood Park 92
33 Carondelet 81
34 Oarondelet Park 92
35 Near North Riverfront 79
36 Walnut Park West 80
37 Riverview 83
38 Southwest Garden 88
39 Fox Park 87
40 South Hampton 94
41 The Greater Ville 80
42 Mount Pleasant 80
43 Peabody-Darst-Webbe 92
44 Benton Park West 83
45 Tower Grove South 91
46 Kings Oak 99
47 Dutchtown 84
48 The Gate District 92
49 Midtown 83
50 Cheltenham 93
51 The Ville 83
52 Fountain Park 78
53 Lewis Place 85
54 Benton Park 93
55 Saint Louis Hills 101
56 The Hill 90
57 Mckinley Heights 99
58 Kingsway East 79
59 Tower Grove East 90
60 Wydown-Skinker 127
61 Missouri Botanical Garden 94
62 Saint Louis Place 80
63 Soulard 99
64 Tiffany 89
65 Botanical Heights 94
66 Old North Saint Louis 85
67 Vandeventer 90
68 Lafayette Square 101
69 Downtown West 96
70 Shaw 100
71 Compton Heights 106
72 Marine Villa 85
73 West End 89
74 Forest Park Southeast 91
75 Visitation Park 92
76 Skinker-Debaliviere 108
77 Covenant Blu-Grand Center 85
78 Academy 88
79 Central West End 105

Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our third time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in St. Louis.

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