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. 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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
Zillow puts the typical St. George home at about $161K
In St. George, 87% of households own their home, against 64% in Missouri’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. St. George’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $833 a month. A home in St. George typically sold within 50 days of listing.
| 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
A smaller share of working residents work locally in St. George than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
The top destinations are St. Louis (22%), Maryland Heights (6%) and Clayton (4%). In St. George, 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Its average commute comes in at 26 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| St. George | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 13% | 8% |
| 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
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of residents in St. George are 65 or older than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
The share of adults 25 and older in St. George who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 34%. The age of the median resident for St. George comes to 39.6 years.
| 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
St. George has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from heat waves
44% of St. George’s expected losses from natural hazards come from heat waves, followed by inland flooding at 21%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here 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. Two figures for adults in the town: 31% have obesity, 18% binge drink.
| 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 expensive?
Not for the 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.