St. Louis vs Blue Springs

Side-by-side comparison of St. Louis, MO and Blue Springs, MO

Demographics

Population
293KSt. Louis
59KBlue Springs
4.9x diff
Median Age
37St. Louis
37Blue Springs
0% diff
Pop. Density
4,749St. Louis
2,608Blue Springs
82% diff
Area (sq mi)
66St. Louis
22Blue Springs
3x diff
Male
48.5%
St. Louis
48.0%
Blue Springs
1% diff
Female
51.5%
St. Louis
52.0%
Blue Springs
1% diff

Income & Economy

Median Income
$55KSt. Louis
$84KBlue Springs
52% diff
Per Capita Income
$39KSt. Louis
$41KBlue Springs
4% diff
Poverty Rate
13.8%
St. Louis
5.4%
Blue Springs
2.6x diff
Unemployment
5.0%
St. Louis
3.4%
Blue Springs
47% diff
Cost of Living
91St. Louis
91Blue Springs

Housing

Home Value
$185KSt. Louis
$242KBlue Springs
30% diff
Median Rent
$978St. Louis
$1,213Blue Springs
24% diff
Homeownership
45.4%
St. Louis
68.7%
Blue Springs
51% diff
Zillow Value
$56KSt. Louis
$311KBlue Springs
5.5x diff
Zillow Rent
-St. Louis
$1,581Blue Springs
Rent Burden
27.9%
St. Louis
26.1%
Blue Springs
7% diff

Crime & Safety

Violent Crime
1,373St. Louis
237Blue Springs
5.8x diff
Property Crime
5,795St. Louis
2,450Blue Springs
2.4x diff
Murder Rate
54St. Louis
5Blue Springs
11.1x diff

Weather & Climate

Avg Temp
57°FSt. Louis
56°FBlue Springs
1% diff
Jan Temp
32°FSt. Louis
31°FBlue Springs
5% diff
Jul Temp
79°FSt. Louis
79°FBlue Springs
0% diff
Rainfall
40.8"St. Louis
38.3"Blue Springs
7% diff
Snowfall
13.8"St. Louis
13.2"Blue Springs
5% diff

Education

Bachelor's+
40.2%
St. Louis
34.6%
Blue Springs
16% diff
High School+
90.5%
St. Louis
95.7%
Blue Springs
6% diff
Graduate+
17.1%
St. Louis
12.1%
Blue Springs
41% diff

Commute & Transportation

Commute Time
22.2 minSt. Louis
25.7 minBlue Springs
16% diff
Drive Alone
66.6%
St. Louis
78.9%
Blue Springs
18% diff
Public Transit
5.2%
St. Louis
0.2%
Blue Springs
26x diff
Work from Home
15.0%
St. Louis
14.8%
Blue Springs
1% diff

Health

Obesity
37.2%
St. Louis
34.1%
Blue Springs
9% diff
Smoking
17.2%
St. Louis
14.5%
Blue Springs
19% diff
Uninsured
9.3%
St. Louis
7.2%
Blue Springs
29% diff
Diabetes
13.5%
St. Louis
9.0%
Blue Springs
50% diff
Heart Disease
6.0%
St. Louis
5.0%
Blue Springs
20% diff
Depression
23.7%
St. Louis
27.0%
Blue Springs
14% diff

The Verdict

14 St. Louis
:
22 Blue Springs

Blue Springs leads in 22 of 36 categories

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