Waterloo, IL vs Mehlville, MO

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

MetricWaterloo, ILMehlville, MO
Population11,12929,805
Median Household Income$98,711$67,071
Median Rent$886/mo$1,066/mo
Median Home Value$249,500$218,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48%39.5%
Poverty Rate5.9%7.8%
Unemployment Rate3% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k133440*
Property Crime Rate /100k5801,429*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows25°F25°F
Snowfall9 in/yr14 in/yr
Avg Commute26.8 min22.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.313.2
College Degree Rate37.3%31.4%
Foreign-Born %2.7%13.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.2%+4.0%

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