St. Louis Properties
Why invest in St. Louis?
- St. Louis, known for its iconic 635-foot Gateway Arch, is situated on the western bank of the Mississippi River (which forms the state line between Missouri and Illinois).
- Population Metro St. Louis: 2,807,338 (US: 20th).
- St Louis’ cost of living is 6% lower than the national average. Missouri has the fourth-lowest cost of living index in the US.
- The housing cost index is the second-lowest in the US.
- Average annual home price appreciation is 5.17%.
- St Louis gained nearly 13,000 jobs from Jan 2019 – Jan 2020.
- St Louis’ pre-pandemic unemployment rate was a remarkable 3.1% vs the national rate of 4.7%.
- Home to 9 Fortune 500 Companies including Monsanto, Express Scripts and Edward Jones Investments as well as Anheuser-Busch.
- Home to the St Louis Cardinals baseball team and the St Louis Blues hockey team.