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20,651people live here $99,521median household income▲ 23% above US $1,835median rent per month▲ 30% above US $236,100median home value▼ 29% below US

Old Jamestown 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 Old Jamestown

Old Jamestown is an unincorporated community in Missouri with home prices that remain within reach, household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Old Jamestown deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and cold winters.

The good

Affordable home prices
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
Cold winters

How Old Jamestown compares

Median household income

Old Jamestown$99,521

Missouri avg$70,702

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Old Jamestown$1,835

Missouri avg$1,033

US$1,413

Median home value

Old Jamestown$236,100

Missouri avg$230,300

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Old Jamestown

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

To rent

$3,670

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $73,400 a year
44% of Old Jamestown renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$47,220

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $23,610
Homes cost 2.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 30% above US

$1,835/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,835 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $236,100. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $236,100 · 44% 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

Old Jamestown 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 around▲ 12% above US

29 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

65%

Work from home

23%

Carpool

8.5%

Public transit

1.7%

Other

1.1%

Walk

0.9%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 10% above US

40% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 40% 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

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to 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 Gateway Arch National Park (16 miles away). There are 6 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Old Jamestown's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,835/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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