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38.72° N · 90.26° W · GEOID 2924706

Flordell Hills

St. Louis County, Missouri · part of the St. Louis, MO metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriFlordell Hills, MOFlordell HillsFlordell Hills

The short answer

Flordell Hills is home to 1,195 people. Median household income is $36,410 a year and median rent is $1,169 a month, 38.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $51,800, about 1.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,169
14% below the median place
Median household income
$36,410
55% below the median place
Median home value
$51,800
84% below the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
11% 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 Flordell Hills

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $22,800 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 109 Missouri places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $240 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • The median home is valued at $51,800, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • The median rent takes 38.5% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 140 Missouri places.
  • Renters occupy 68% of homes, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
01

Moving to Flordell Hills

St. Louis County loses about 4.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in38,403
Moved out41,969
Net−3,566

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

St. Louis city, MO11,7558,205+3,550
St. Charles County, MO4,0546,788−2,734
Jefferson County, MO2,8483,740−892
Cook County, IL500620−120

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$80K

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

Who moves here
5.0% 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. Louis County report $71,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $79,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$46,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,169 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $929 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $51,800.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 18.3% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Ypsilanti, MI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out8
$79,731
13% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-4.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFlordell HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%12% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-4.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$71,5771% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$79,73113% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median home value is $51,800, 84% below the median place.

Flordell Hills38.5%
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
$46,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
38.5%
89% above the median place
Home price to income
1.4x
63% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
39%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$22,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$51,800
84% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$929
50% below the median place
Homeownership1
31.6%
52% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFlordell HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,16914% below
Rent to income138.5%89% above
Property tax rate11.6%71% above
Home price to income11.4x63% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.16% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,34916% below
HUD area median income4County figure$113,5006% above
Property tax paid (median)1$81075% below
Median home value1$51,80084% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.6%15% below
Homeownership131.6%52% below
Renters paying 30%+167.5%33% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$92950% below
Vacant homes111.2%59% above
Median year built119452% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $16,741, 58% below the median place.

Income per person1
$16,741
58% below the median place
Median household income1
$36,410
55% below the median place
Mean commute1
24 min
4% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFlordell HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$36,41055% below
Income per person1$16,74158% below
Unemployment1County figure4.3%11% below
Average annual pay6County figure$78,74119% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure589,803291% above
Poverty rate1County figure9.8%9% below
Mean commute124 min4% below
Works from home1County figure18.3%47% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%64% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 27.9, 28% below the median place.

Median age1
27.9
28% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
No health insurance1
13.4%
109% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +6%
High school or higher90.0% −3%
Homes with broadband90.7% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFlordell HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1956646th largest
Population change since 20207-3.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age127.928% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure47.4%48% above
High school or higher190.0%3% below
Household size12.76% above
Born abroad1County figure8.3%5% below
No health insurance113.4%109% above
Homes with broadband190.7%2% below
05

Life in Flordell Hills

666 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 17 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
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 bars21.1 +1%
Shops32.3 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.0 +22%
Doctors' offices and clinics32.4 +60%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

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

Public schools12
271
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
134,524
above the median place (median 4,897)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
32.4
60% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFlordell HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure271above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure134,524above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure12.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k9County figure32.37% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure5.022% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure32.460% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure666above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 99.9, 11% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Flordell Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
99.9
11% above the median place
Good air days15
31.2%
54% below the median place
Median air quality index15
56
30% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFlordell HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure88°F2% above
January average low13County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature13County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation13County figure42.3 in3% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.37% above
Hurricane risk14County figure45.136% below
Tornado risk14County figure98.120% above
Wildfire risk14County figure61.71% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.911% above
Median air quality index15Metro figure5630% above
Good air days15Metro figure31.2%54% below
08

Flordell Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 39% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 39% 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$1,169/mo (2024)$1,490/mo$1,230 to $1,820/mo+4.2%
Median household income$36,410 (2024)$46,000$39,000 to $54,500+4.0%
Median home value$51,800 (2024)$68,000$49,000 to $93,000+4.5%
Population702 (2025)700670 to 730−0.2%

The median home would be worth 1.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.4 now.

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

09

Places like Flordell Hills

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

PlaceRentIncome
Ypsilanti, MI$1,080$46,588Compare
Glasgow Village, MO$1,229$29,530Compare
Kalamazoo, MI$1,078$52,272Compare
Hattiesburg, MS$1,005$46,342Compare
Hattiesburg, MSKalamazoo, MIGlasgow Village, MOYpsilanti, MIFlordell Hills, MOFlordell HillsYpsilantiGlasgow VillageKalamazooHattiesburgFlordell HillsYpsilantiGlasgow VillageKalamazooHattiesburg

Common questions

Is Flordell Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $22,800 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 109 Missouri places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $240 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Flordell Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 38.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $51,800.

What salary do you need to live in Flordell Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Flordell Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ypsilanti, MI, Glasgow Village, MO, Kalamazoo, MI and Hattiesburg, MS.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  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
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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 Flordell Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Flordell Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/flordell-hills-missouri

Citytistics. “Flordell Hills, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/flordell-hills-missouri/

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