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

Downtown West

Lofts, sports venues, transit, and civic destinations.

St. Charles

A historic river city with enough neighborhood and civic depth to function as a center of its own.

Belleville

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

Bridgeton

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

Downtown

The riverfront civic core, with major landmarks, transit, offices, and event traffic.

East St. Louis

An Illinois riverfront city with direct rail access, major infrastructure and unusually low citywide housing values.

Florissant

A large North County city with deep history, established neighborhoods and an Old Town core.

Lemay

A close-in South County community with older housing, practical access, and a strong Mississippi River industrial context.

Midtown

Universities, performance venues, offices, and MetroLink.

Webster Groves

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

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.

Bevo Mill

Brick homes, affordable rents, and a diverse business corridor.

Cahokia Heights

A consolidated Metro East city spanning the former communities of Cahokia, Centreville, and Alorton.

Central West End

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

Collinsville

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

Columbia, Illinois

A polished Monroe County city with a walkable core.

Compton Heights

Monumental homes and landscaped boulevards.

Concord

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

Creve Coeur

A compact central-county city where high-cost housing, medical employment and short regional access meet.

Edwardsville

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

Eureka

A fast-growing I‑44 city where newer subdivisions, wooded terrain and regional recreation share the same footprint.

Frontenac

A small, prestigious suburb with wooded lots, premium homes, and immediate access to central county institutions and highways.

Granite City

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

Hazelwood

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

Lake St. Louis

A fast-growing St. Charles County city organized around its lakes, planned neighborhoods, and I-64 corridor.

New Haven

O'Fallon, Illinois

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

Scott AFB, Illinois

Spanish Lake

An unincorporated North County community with established housing, county services, and access to the Missouri–Mississippi river landscape.

University City

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

Washington

A growing Missouri River city with a historic downtown, regional services and a distinct Franklin County identity.

Waterloo

A courthouse square, festivals, and expanding residential edges.

Affton

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

Ballwin

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

Barnhart

Bel-Nor

Bellefontaine Neighbors

An incorporated North County suburb with established neighborhoods, attainable housing, and direct access to major corridors.

Benton Park

Brick streets, local restaurants, and access to Soulard and Cherokee.

Bethalto

Modest homes and access to Alton-area employment.

Brentwood

A compact central suburb with strong regional access, established homes, apartments, parks, and major retail nearby.

Carondelet

Historic housing, Carondelet Park, and Mississippi River roots.

Caseyville, Illinois

Castle Point

Cedar Hill

Chesterfield

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

Clarkson Valley

Clayton

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

Cottleville

A fast-growing St. Charles County city where newer neighborhoods meet a small, active historic core and trail system.

Crestwood

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

Crystal City

Dardenne Prairie

A high-growth St. Charles County city of newer subdivisions, high owner occupancy and highway-oriented routines.

De Soto

Dogtown / Clayton-Tamm

A sociable neighborhood beside Forest Park and major employers.

Dupo, Illinois

Dutchtown

Dense brick housing and some of the city's lowest purchase prices.

East Alton, Illinois

Ellisville

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

Elsberry

Fairmont City, Illinois

Fairview Heights

A Metro East retail and highway hub with established neighborhoods behind its commercial corridors.

Fenton

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

Ferguson

A compact North County city with a traditional civic core, rail transit and a broad range of older housing.

Fox Park

Renovated brick homes and local restaurants near central corridors.

Freeburg, Illinois

Glasgow Village

Glen Carbon

An established Madison County village with trail access, varied housing, and close ties to Edwardsville and I-270.

Glendale

Tree-lined streets beside Kirkwood and Webster Groves.

Godfrey

A large, low-density village where Godfrey Road services meet wooded residential areas and rural edges.

Gray Summit

Herculaneum

Highland

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

Hillsboro

A small institutional center surrounded by rolling hills.

Holiday Shores, Illinois

Kirkwood

A leafy suburb with a real main street.

Lafayette Square

Historic townhouses, a landmark park, and destination restaurants.

Lebanon, Illinois

Madison, Illinois

Manchester

A compact west-county city where Manchester Road convenience meets established subdivisions and park access.

Marissa, Illinois

Maryland Heights

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

Mascoutah

A historic small city near Scott Air Force Base.

Millstadt, Illinois

New Athens, Illinois

New Baden, Illinois

Normandy

O'Fallon

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

Old Jamestown

A spacious unincorporated North County area with suburban subdivisions, larger tracts, and a distinctly outer-ring setting.

Overland

A compact inner-ring city with older homes, central airport-area access and a practical commercial spine.

Pacific

A small city at the edge of the metro where historic blocks, newer subdivisions, bluffs, and the I-44 corridor meet.

Pevely

Pontoon Beach, Illinois

Raintree Plantation

Riverview

Roxana, Illinois

Sappington

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

Shaw

Brick homes beside Tower Grove Park and the Botanical Garden.

Shiloh

A growing Metro East village shaped by Scott Air Force Base access, newer subdivisions and regional highways.

Skinker-DeBaliviere

Historic housing beside Forest Park, WashU, and MetroLink.

Soulard

Historic brick streets, a public market, and a lively event-oriented district.

St. Ann

A small, practical suburb near Lambert with affordable housing, established streets, and fast highway access.

St. Clair

A Franklin County city with modest prices and a traditional center.

St. Louis

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

St. Paul

St. Peters

Established St. Charles County suburb with exceptional city recreation and regional convenience.

Sullivan

An I-44 regional city with its own commercial base, attainable housing, and a distinctly outer-metro location.

Sunset Hills

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

Swansea

An established Metro East village between Belleville services, suburban neighborhoods and rail access.

The Grove / Forest Park Southeast

Nightlife, restaurants, and medical employment near Forest Park.

The Hill

Compact brick-home neighborhood with strong Italian-American civic identity.

Troy

A fast-growing Lincoln County center where small-city services meet an expanding outer-metro housing market.

Union

A growing Franklin County seat with local government, college access and a practical regional-service role.

Venice, Illinois

Warson Woods

A tiny wooded municipality with community amenities.

Weldon Spring

Large lots, newer homes, and trail access near Highway 40.

Wentzville

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

Wood River

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

Wright City