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38.76° N · 90.20° W · GEOID 2927226

Glasgow Village

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

MissouriGlasgow Village, MOGlasgow VillageGlasgow Village

The short answer

Glasgow Village is home to 5,504 people. Median household income is $29,530 a year and median rent is $1,229 a month, 49.9% 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 $69,000, about 2.3x annual median household income.

What sets Glasgow Village apart is how tight household budgets are. Money left after rent is $15,000, against $45,200 in its closest peers. Also notable: Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 39.9% to 49.9% of income.

24OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Glasgow Village scores better than 24% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 122nd of 140 in Missouri.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%47
Economy 20%32
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%1
Education 10%76
Commute 10%66
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,229
10% below the median place
Median household income
$29,530
63% below the median place
Median home value
$69,000
78% 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 Glasgow Village

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Temple Hills, MD, Bridgeport, PA and Los Alamitos, CA), home value growth here is higher: 17.8% a year against a typical 8.3% a year.
  • How it is changingHome values rose 17.8% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose -2.5%, a wider gap than in 99% of places its size.
01

Moving to Glasgow Village

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, 2.0% 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
$49,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,229 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,194 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $69,000.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 16.9% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Temple Hills, MD matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$79,731
13% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-4.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
12% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGlasgow VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%12% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%1% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$71,5771% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$79,73113% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 49.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 140 Missouri places we track.

Glasgow Village49.9%
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
$49,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
49.9%
145% above the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
38% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
49%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$15,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Glasgow Village, $1,229 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Glasgow Village, but easier on the budget

Places that match Glasgow Village on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Temple Hills, MD8832.5% vs 49.9%$30,000Compare
Bridgeport, PA8718.0% vs 49.9%$52,500Compare
Forest City, NC8527.5% vs 49.9%n/aCompare
Coatesville, PA8429.8% vs 49.9%$26,400Compare

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Median home value1
$69,000
78% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
77.0%
52% above the median place
Homeownership1
33.3%
50% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGlasgow VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,22910% below
Rent to income149.9%145% above
Property tax rate11.8%92% above
Home price to income12.3x38% 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$1,20563% below
Median home value1$69,00078% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.6%15% below
Homeownership133.3%50% below
Renters paying 30%+177.0%52% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,19436% below
Vacant homes114.1%99% above
Median year built119571% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 46.7%, 334% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
46.7%
334% above the median place
Median household income1
$29,530
63% below the median place
Income per person1
$15,414
62% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGlasgow VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$29,53063% below
Income per person1$15,41462% 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 rate146.7%334% above
Mean commute123 min10% below
Works from home116.9%36% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%64% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 33.0, 15% below the median place.

Median age1
33.0
15% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.3%
4% below the median place
Household size1
2.7
9% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureGlasgow VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,5046268th largest
Median age133.015% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure47.4%48% above
High school or higher188.6%4% below
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad1County figure8.3%5% below
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband188.3%4% below
05

Life in Glasgow Village

The nearest National Park Service site is Gateway Arch National Park, about 9 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.8 −82%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Gateway Arch National Park 9 miles
  • Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site 17 miles
  • Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park 55 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
9.2
70% below the median place
Public schools12
271
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
134,524
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureGlasgow VillageAmong 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 10k8County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k8County figure32.37% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.022% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure32.460% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k91.882% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site109.270% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
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 Glasgow Village. 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
MeasureGlasgow VillageAmong 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

Glasgow Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 51% of the median income in 2030, up from 50% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Glasgow Village does better than 43% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 98%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,229/mo (2024)$1,550/mo$1,270 to $1,890/mo+3.9%
Median household income$29,530 (2024)$36,000$30,500 to $43,000+3.4%
Median home value$69,000 (2024)$106,000$77,000 to $147,000+7.5%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

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

09

Places like Glasgow Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Highland Heights, KY$1,144$53,275Compare
Westwood, MI$1,233$58,205Compare
Fredonia, NY$878$50,433Compare
Cincinnati, OH$1,001$52,909Compare
Cincinnati, OHFredonia, NYWestwood, MIHighland Heights, KYGlasgow Village, MOGlasgow VillageHighland HeightsWestwoodFredoniaCincinnatiGlasgow VillageHighland HeightsWestwoodFredoniaCincinnati

Places built like Glasgow Village

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Glasgow Village performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Glasgow Village, MO49.9%-2.5%/yrn/a
Temple Hills, MD32.5%0.3%/yrn/aCompare
Bridgeport, PA18.0%5.6%/yr14.8%Compare
Los Alamitos, CA29.2%1.8%/yr-0.7%Compare
Forest City, NC27.5%5.2%/yr0.8%Compare
Sandersville, GA19.5%8.4%/yr-7.1%Compare
Tallulah, LA23.3%4.9%/yr-12.4%Compare

Common questions

Is Glasgow Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 24 out of 100, better than 24% of the places we rate and 122nd of 140 in Missouri. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Temple Hills, MD, Bridgeport, PA and Los Alamitos, CA), home value growth here is higher: 17.8% a year against a typical 8.3% a year. Home values rose 17.8% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose -2.5%, a wider gap than in 99% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 17 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Glasgow Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 49.9% 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 $69,000.

What salary do you need to live in Glasgow Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $49,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Glasgow Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Highland Heights, KY, Westwood, MI, Fredonia, NY and Cincinnati, 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. 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. 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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 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 Glasgow Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Glasgow Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/glasgow-village-missouri

Citytistics. “Glasgow Village, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/glasgow-village-missouri/

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