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19,052people live here $79,539median household incomeNear US average $1,015median rent per month▼ 28% below US $212,400median home value▼ 36% below US

Affton is an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, MO. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Affton

Affton is an unincorporated community in Missouri with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Affton deals with cold winters and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Affton compares

Median household income

Affton$79,539

Missouri avg$70,702

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Affton$1,015

Missouri avg$1,033

US$1,413

Median home value

Affton$212,400

Missouri avg$230,300

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Affton

Based on Affton's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,030

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $40,600 a year
28% of Affton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$42,480

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $21,240
Homes cost 2.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 28% below US

$1,015/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $1,015 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $212,400. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $212,400 · 28% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.1% county unemployment

Unemployment in St. Louis County is 4.1%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

St. Louis County (county-wide)

Safety

440 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Affton doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the St. Louis County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1429/100k · Policed by St. Louis County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.5 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

77%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

7.8%

Other

2.0%

Public transit

0.8%

Walk

0.7%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 88°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 28°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

37% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 37% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site (1 miles away). There are 6 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Affton's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are cold winters and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit. A year of median rent ($1,015/mo) equals 15% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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