Lemay, MO vs St. Louis, MO

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

MetricLemay, MOSt. Louis, MO
Population16,228288,512
Median Household Income$60,399$56,160
Median Rent$881/mo$997/mo
Median Home Value$152,200$197,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.6%43.1%
Poverty Rate14.7%20.6%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k440*1,230
Property Crime Rate /100k1,429*5,048
Median AQI—55
Good AQI Days /yr—125
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows25°F28°F
Snowfall14 in/yr14 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min22.1 min
Hospitals—8
Avg Hospital Rating—3.4 / 5
Students per Teacher13.511.8
College Degree Rate20.4%41.1%
Foreign-Born %14.8%7.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.9%-7.7%

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 Lemay (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.