St. GeorgeMO
A town of 1,458. A typical home costs 2 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income.
Is St. George a good place to live?
St. George’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than St. George. St. George has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes St. George stand out
Where St. George beats most towns.
St. George has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
1,337 counted in 2010 and 1,553 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How St. George grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far St. George is from typical.
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Cahokia and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. George. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
9 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
9 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
20 mi Theme parkMid America Adventure
9 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to St. George: who provides what
St. George is unincorporated, so St. Louis County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in St. George.
The typical home in St. George is valued at about $161K
The typical St. 87% of households own their home in St. George, against 64% in Missouri’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. St. George’s median rent is $833 a month.
| St. George | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $833 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of St. George’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave St. 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line in St. George, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The average trip to work in St. George is 26 minutes.
| St. George | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in St. George
George has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 24° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of residents are 65 or older in St. George than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
10% of St. George residents are 65 or older. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri. 20% of St. George residents are under 18.
| St. George | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7.1 points). Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| St. George | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.8% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 9% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.6% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
High risk in St. George, with heat waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, St. George is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in St. George. George beats the Missouri average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults have obesity in St. George.
| St. George | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | St. George | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 30.7% | 36.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about St. George
Colleges nearby
22 within 15 miles of the center of St. George
About 2 of every 100 St. George residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
1,458 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About St. George
Place in Missouri, United States
St. George or Saint George is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and former incorporated city in Concord Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,553 at the 2020 census. On November 8, 2011, St. George residents voted 345–128 to disincorporate. The city became part of unincorporated St. Louis County.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 541 ft
Questions about St. George
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. George, MO a good place to live?
St. A typical home costs 2 years of the St.
Is St. George, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.