Compare what daily life looks like—not just what homes cost.

Collinsville

An established Metro East city with a traditional Main Street, highway access, and a distinctive roadside landmark.

Edwardsville

A Metro East center with a college-town influence and its own downtown identity.

Kirkwood

A leafy suburb with a real main street.

Wentzville

Fast-growing western expansion with new housing, regional employment and an older downtown core.

Affton

An established unincorporated community with older homes, practical access, and a distinctly close-in South County location.

Alton

A Mississippi River city with a historic downtown, bluff-top neighborhoods, and direct Great River Road access.

Arnold

A Jefferson County suburb centered on I-55 access, established subdivisions, and regional shopping and recreation.

Ballwin

A compact West County suburb centered on established neighborhoods, Manchester Road, and Vlasis Park.

Barnhart

Bel-Ridge

Belleville

The Metro East's largest city, with a traditional Main Street and Illinois-side regional identity.

Berkeley

An airport-adjacent North County city with older neighborhoods, major employment access, and comparatively low housing values.

Bethalto

Modest homes and access to Alton-area employment.

Black Jack

Breckenridge Hills

Bridgeton

A northwest county city shaped by airport access, major employers, highways, parks, and established residential pockets.

Carondelet

Historic housing, Carondelet Park, and Mississippi River roots.

Castle Point

Central West End

Dense historic city living beside the medical campus and Forest Park.

Chesterfield

West County scale, newer housing, trails, retail, and room to spread out.

Clayton

A compact county seat with a dense business core and high housing costs.

Concord

An established unincorporated South County community centered on residential neighborhoods and major suburban corridors.

Crestwood

An established South County suburb with high owner occupancy, practical access, parks, and a largely residential character.

Crystal City

Dellwood

Des Peres

Established west-county neighborhoods with regional access and very high owner occupancy.

East Alton, Illinois

Ellisville

A practical West County city with established subdivisions, parks, and everyday retail along Manchester Road.

Elsberry

Fenton

A small city at the Meramec and I-44 where employment, shopping, parks, and suburban neighborhoods meet.

Freeburg, Illinois

Gerald

Glasgow Village

Granite City

A historic Metro East industrial city with an established street grid and direct ties to the Mississippi River economy.

Gray Summit

Hanley Hills

Hazelwood

A northwest St. Louis County city shaped by established neighborhoods, airport-area employment, and major highway connections.

Herculaneum

High Ridge

Highland

A well-kept city with local employers and a traditional downtown.

Holiday Shores, Illinois

Holly Hills

Brick bungalows and tree-lined streets beside Carondelet Park.

Imperial

Subdivisions, river bluffs, and practical I-55 access.

Maryland Heights

A northwest St. Louis County city where residential neighborhoods meet major employment, entertainment, and transportation corridors.

Maryville

An established village with interstate access and calm streets.

Mascoutah

A historic small city near Scott Air Force Base.

Mehlville

A varied South County community with established homes, apartments, shopping corridors, and quick interstate access.

Millstadt, Illinois

Moline Acres

Murphy

An unincorporated Jefferson County community offering attainable suburban housing along the southwest metro corridor.

New Baden, Illinois

Northwoods

O'Fallon

A large, fast-growing St. Charles County suburb where the right corridor matters as much as the city name.

O'Fallon, Illinois

An established Metro East city with a historic core, extensive subdivisions, and strong connections to Scott Air Force Base.

Olivette

A compact central suburb with varied housing, strong regional access, and a diverse residential community.

Pagedale

Pine Lawn

Raintree Plantation

Richmond Heights

A centrally placed inner-ring suburb where residential streets sit beside major retail, healthcare, parks, and regional roads.

Riverview

Rosewood Heights, Illinois

Roxana, Illinois

Sappington

A compact unincorporated South County community with established housing and central access to the Lindbergh–Tesson Ferry area.

Scott AFB, Illinois

Shrewsbury

Established homes, apartments, and MetroLink access.

Smithton, Illinois

South Roxana, Illinois

St. George

St. John

St. Louis

The region’s urban center, with distinct neighborhoods, major institutions, and the metro’s broadest range of city living.

Sunset Hills

A spacious South County city with large lots, I-44 and I-270 access, parks, and a distinctly low-density feel.

Town and Country

A low-density central-county city known for large lots, premium homes, wooded roads, and exceptional highway access.

Troy, Illinois

Newer subdivisions around a traditional small-town center.

University City

Inner-ring variety, historic housing, and one of the region's best-known walkable districts.

Villa Ridge

Vinita Park

Warrenton

An I-70 small city with a traditional core and growing edges.

Warson Woods

A tiny wooded municipality with community amenities.

Washington Park, Illinois

Webster Groves

Historic streets, neighborhood centers, and an inner-ring sense of place.

Wellston

Winchester

A tiny incorporated West County municipality with established housing and quick access to Manchester Road and Highway 141.

Wood River

An attainable city with parks and deep river-industry ties.

Woodson Terrace

Wright City