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37.88° N · 90.52° W · GEOID 2919216

Desloge

St. Francois County, Missouri · part of the Farmington, MO metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriDesloge, MODeslogeDesloge

The short answer

Desloge is home to 4,863 people. Median household income is $60,820 a year and median rent is $636 a month, 12.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $127,500, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$636
53% below the median place
Median household income
$60,820
24% below the median place
Median home value
$127,500
60% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
7% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Desloge

  • Median rent is $636 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • The median home is worth 2.1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 93% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 6.5% a year while rent rose 1.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 87% of places its size.
  • 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 90% of places its size.
  • 19% of homes stand vacant, more than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Desloge

St. Francois County gains about 6.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,677
Moved out2,342
Net+335

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Jefferson County, MO511393+118
Washington County, MO262295−33
Ste. Genevieve County, MO199189+10
Madison County, MO155207−52
St. Louis County, MO166137+29
Iron County, MO168113+55
St. Charles County, MO7851+27
St. Louis city, MO5159−8

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$46K
Leavers$45K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of St. Francois County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into St. Francois County report $46,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $45,200.
Income you would need
$25,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $636 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,129 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $127,500.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 7.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Avra Valley, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$45,233
36% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$46,230
34% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDeslogeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.2%7% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure6.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$46,23034% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$45,23336% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $636, 53% below the median place.

Desloge12.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$25,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.5%
39% below the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
45% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$53,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Desloge, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Pinckneyville, IL7.2% vs 12.5%n/aCompare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,129
40% below the median place
Vacant homes1
18.9%
167% above the median place
Median home value1
$127,500
60% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureDeslogeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$63653% below
Rent to income112.5%39% below
Property tax rate10.8%7% below
Home price to income12.1x45% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$98839% below
HUD area median income3County figure$70,20035% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,07867% below
Median home value1$127,50060% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.7%16% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure48.0%7% below
Homeownership176.2%15% above
Renters paying 30%+136.9%27% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,12940% below
Vacant homes118.9%167% above
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
19 min
24% below the median place
Income per person1
$28,746
28% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDeslogeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$60,82024% below
Income per person1$28,74628% below
Unemployment1County figure4.5%7% below
Average annual pay5County figure$46,06230% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.3%43% above
Jobs5County figure23,01285% below
Poverty rate115.8%46% above
Mean commute119 min24% below
Works from home1County figure7.6%39% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 13.5%, 58% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
13.5%
58% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.1%
5% below the median place
High school or higher1
94.3%
2% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureDeslogeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,8636646th largest
Population change since 202060.0%98% below
Median age138.12% below
Bachelor's or higher113.5%58% below
High school or higher194.3%2% above
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad1County figure1.5%83% below
No health insurance1County figure10.3%61% above
Homes with broadband188.1%5% below
05

Life in Desloge

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.2 −19%
Playgrounds per 10k12.3 +31%
Grocery stores per 10k4.1 +94%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.3 +11%
Libraries per 10k4.1 4.7×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.7 −10%
Shops33.6 +11%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.2 −71%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.3 +5%
Child care centers4.2 +83%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students12
1,123
77% below the median place
Public schools12
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher12
13.1
15% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureDeslogeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12367% below
Public school students121,12377% below
Students per teacher1213.115% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.710% below
Shops per 10k8County figure33.611% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.271% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.35% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.283% above
Parks per 10k98.219% below
Playgrounds per 10k912.331% above
Grocery stores per 10k94.194% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.311% above
Libraries per 10k94.1372% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure128% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 227, 18% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
227
18% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
3,203
164% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Hurricane risk14
36.0
49% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
78.5
15% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
95.7
6% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureDeslogeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure88°F1% above
January average low13County figure22°F13% below
Average temperature13County figure55°F0% above
Annual precipitation13County figure45.7 in4% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure78.515% below
Hurricane risk14County figure36.049% below
Tornado risk14County figure85.15% above
Wildfire risk14County figure57.37% below
Heat wave risk14County figure95.76% above
08

Desloge in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$636/mo (2024)$800/mo$660 to $980/mo+4.0%
Median household income$60,820 (2024)$78,000$66,000 to $92,000+4.2%
Median home value$127,500 (2024)$178,000$129,000 to $246,000+5.7%
Population4,819 (2025)4,8404,640 to 5,040+0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Desloge

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Avra Valley, AZ$661$54,132Compare
Logan, OH$726$57,882Compare
Belding, MI$668$60,373Compare
Bellevue, OH$744$53,875Compare
Bellevue, OHBelding, MILogan, OHAvra Valley, AZDesloge, MODeslogeAvra ValleyLoganBeldingBellevueDeslogeAvra ValleyLoganBeldingBellevue

Common questions

Is Desloge a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $636 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. The median home is worth 2.1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 93% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 86 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Desloge expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $127,500.

What salary do you need to live in Desloge?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $25,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Desloge safe?

There were 227 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Desloge?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Avra Valley, AZ, Logan, OH, Belding, MI and Bellevue, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Desloge with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Desloge itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/desloge-missouri

Citytistics. “Desloge, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/desloge-missouri/

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