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St. Charles vs St. Peters

St. Charles, MO compared with St. Peters, MO · 5 miles apart

St. Charles has 72,561 residents to St. Peters’s 61,479. St. Charles comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. St. Peters does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

St. Charles, MO St. Peters, MO
Population 72,561 61,479
Density (per sq mi) 2,875 2,728
Median household income $85,937 $91,637
Median home value $298,700 $269,900
Median rent $1,251 $1,321
Homeownership 68% 79%
Average commute 21.6 min 22.7 min
Median age 38.6 41
Bachelor's degree + 43.3% 39.2%
Poverty rate 7.3% 5.6%
Unemployment 2.9% 2.3%
Price to income 3.5× 2.9×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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