Jennings, MO vs University City, MO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricJennings, MOUniversity City, MO
Population12,91834,685
Median Household Income$38,984$80,694
Median Rent$961/mo$1,319/mo
Median Home Value$68,800$306,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.2%41.6%
Poverty Rate25.2%14.5%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k923*319
Property Crime Rate /100k2,203*1,625
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows27°F28°F
Snowfall17 in/yr17 in/yr
Avg Commute26.7 min21.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.811.9
College Degree Rate10.8%64.9%
Foreign-Born %0.7%10.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%-1.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Jennings (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.