St. Louis vs Blue Springs
St. Louis, MO compared with Blue Springs, MO · 218 miles apart
St. Louis has 278,144 residents to Blue Springs’s 61,632. St. Louis comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Blue Springs does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| St. Louis, MO | Blue Springs, MO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 278,144 | 61,632 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,507 | 2,771 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $88,920 |
| Median home value | $197,500 | $263,100 |
| Median rent | $997 | $1,277 |
| Homeownership | 45.3% | 68.9% |
| Average commute | 22.1 min | 25.7 min |
| Median age | 36.8 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.1% | 35% |
| Poverty rate | 20.6% | 7% |
| Unemployment | 5% | 3.5% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 3× |
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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