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38.69° N · 90.32° W · GEOID 2930196

Hanley Hills

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

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriHanley Hills, MOHanley HillsHanley Hills

The short answer

Hanley Hills is home to 2,178 people. Median household income is $52,828 a year and median rent is $1,202 a month, 27.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $73,300, about 1.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,202
12% below the median place
Median household income
$52,828
34% below the median place
Median home value
$73,300
77% below the median place
Unemployment
10.8%
121% above 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 Hanley Hills

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $255 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • The median home is worth 1.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • 33.9% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 131 Missouri places.
  • Unemployment averaged 10.8% over the survey period, higher than in 91% of places its size. It is the highest of 97 Missouri places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $39,000 a year left, less than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Hanley 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, 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
$48,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,202 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $947 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $73,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 18.3% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Spanish Lake, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
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)
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
12% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHanley HillsAmong 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 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

Home price to income is 1.4x, 63% below the median place.

Hanley Hills27.3%
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
$48,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.3%
34% above the median place
Home price to income
1.4x
63% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$39,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hanley Hills, $1,202 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 Hanley Hills, 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
Littlefield, TX21.0% vs 27.3%n/aCompare
Gray, LA22.5% vs 27.3%$6,900Compare
Bowie, TX22.5% vs 27.3%n/aCompare

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Median home value1
$73,300
77% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$947
49% below the median place
Median year built1
1954
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHanley HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,20212% below
Rent to income127.3%34% above
Property tax rate12.0%119% 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$1,45855% below
Median home value1$73,30077% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.6%15% below
Homeownership165.1%2% below
Renters paying 30%+147.3%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$94749% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.3%3% above
Median year built119541% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 33.9%, 215% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
33.9%
215% above the median place
Unemployment1
10.8%
121% above the median place
Income per person1
$23,300
42% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHanley HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$52,82834% below
Income per person1$23,30042% below
Unemployment110.8%121% above
Average annual pay6County figure$78,74119% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure589,803291% above
Poverty rate133.9%215% above
Mean commute122 min10% below
Works from home1County figure18.3%47% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%64% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 12.7%, 61% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
12.7%
61% below the median place
Median age1
34.5
12% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-1.6%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher90.6% −2%
Homes with broadband91.2% −1%
Household size2.5 −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHanley HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,1786646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.6%below (median 1.1%)
Median age134.512% below
Bachelor's or higher112.7%61% below
High school or higher190.6%2% below
Household size12.51% below
Born abroad1County figure8.3%5% below
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband191.2%1% below
05

Life in Hanley 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 −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.8 13.4×

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
MeasureHanley 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 trails100.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi102.8above (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 Hanley 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
MeasureHanley 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

Hanley Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% 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$1,202/mo (2024)$1,540/mo$1,260 to $1,870/mo+4.2%
Median household income$52,828 (2024)$68,000$57,500 to $80,500+4.3%
Median home value$73,300 (2024)$101,000$73,000 to $139,000+5.4%
Population1,963 (2025)1,9601,880 to 2,040−0.0%

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 Hanley Hills

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

PlaceRentIncome
Spanish Lake, MO$1,160$55,920Compare
Inkster, MI$1,170$39,252Compare
Del City, OK$1,054$46,925Compare
Chester, PA$1,091$41,342Compare
Chester, PADel City, OKInkster, MISpanish Lake, MOHanley Hills, MOHanley HillsSpanish LakeInksterDel CityHanley HillsSpanish LakeInksterDel City

Common questions

Is Hanley Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $255 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. The median home is worth 1.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 31 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hanley Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.3% 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 $73,300.

What salary do you need to live in Hanley Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hanley Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Spanish Lake, MO, Inkster, MI, Del City, OK and Chester, PA.

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

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

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