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38.64° N · 90.39° W · GEOID 2939656

Ladue

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

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

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

MissouriLadue, MOLadueLadue

The short answer

Ladue is home to 8,940 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $1,209 a month, 5.8% 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 $1,056,300, about 4.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,209
11% below the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$1,056,300
231% above the median place
Unemployment
1.7%
66% 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 Ladue

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 85 hours a year commuting, less than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 133 Missouri places.
  • 1.1% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 131 Missouri places.
  • The median rent takes only 5.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • 88% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 139 Missouri places.
  • The median household earns $250,001 a year, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 140 Missouri places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 99 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Ladue

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
St. Clair County, IL1,093926+167
Madison County, IL877944−67
Franklin County, MO546873−327
Cook County, IL500620−120
Harris County, TX432

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
$48,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,209 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,056,300.
Getting to work
14 minutes each way on average; 23.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lake Forest, IL 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
MeasureLadueAmong 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

Rent to income is 5.8%, 72% below the median place.

Ladue5.8%
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
$48,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
5.8%
72% below the median place
Home price to income
4.2x
11% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
6%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$239,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Ladue, $1,209 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Homeownership1
95.7%
44% above the median place
Median home value1
$1,056,300
231% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLadueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,20911% below
Rent to income15.8%72% below
Home price to income14.2x11% above
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$10,001206% above
Median home value1$1,056,300231% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.6%15% below
Homeownership195.7%44% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.4%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.3%3% above
Median year built119551% below
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%)
Income per person1
$174,945
337% above the median place
Poverty rate1
1.1%
90% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$250,001 3.1×
Unemployment1.7% −66%
Mean commute14 min −43%
Works from home23.3% +87%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLadueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$174,945337% above
Unemployment11.7%66% below
Average annual pay6County figure$78,74119% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure589,803291% above
Poverty rate11.1%90% below
Mean commute114 min43% below
Works from home123.3%87% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 88.0%, 175% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
88.0%
175% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place
Median age1
50.1
28% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband97.7% +6%
Household size2.6 +4%
Born abroad8.2% −7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLadueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,9404525th largest
Population change since 20207-0.6%below (median 1.1%)
Median age150.128% above
Bachelor's or higher188.0%175% above
High school or higher198.8%7% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad18.2%7% below
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband197.7%6% above
05

Life in Ladue

The nearest National Park Service site is Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, about 6 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1936. 6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 17 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Plant, Samuel, House listed 1984
  • Price School listed 1985
  • Czufin, Rudolph and Dorothy C., House listed 2002
  • Hammerman, Harry, House listed 2008
  • Tilles, Rosalie, Park listed 2018
  • Park, George M., House listed 2023

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.7 −34%
Playgrounds per 10k8.9 −5%
Grocery stores per 10k4.5 2.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.6 −50%
Libraries per 10k2.2 2.6×
Named paths and bike trails1 km −70%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.3 6.1×

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

  • Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site 6 miles
  • Gateway Arch National Park 11 miles
  • Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park 49 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.

Public schools14
1
89% below the median place
Public school students14
84
98% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
6.2
80% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLadueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14189% below
Public school students148498% below
Students per teacher14County 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 10k106.734% below
Playgrounds per 10k108.95% below
Grocery stores per 10k104.5111% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k105.650% below
Libraries per 10k102.2157% above
Named paths and bike trails100.670% below
Transit stops per sq mi101.3above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site116.280% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11350% above
National Register listings12654% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 90, 53% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
90
53% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
829
32% below 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.

Heat wave risk16
99.9
11% above the median place
Good air days17
31.2%
54% below the median place
Median air quality index17
56
30% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLadueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure88°F2% above
January average low15County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature15County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation15County figure42.3 in3% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure99.37% above
Hurricane risk16County figure45.136% below
Tornado risk16County figure98.120% above
Wildfire risk16County figure61.71% above
Heat wave risk16County figure99.911% above
Median air quality index17Metro figure5630% above
Good air days17Metro figure31.2%54% below
08

Ladue in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 9% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 9% 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$1,815/mo (2024)$2,270/mo$1,860 to $2,760/mo+3.8%
Median household income$250,001 (2024)$313,000$264,500 to $370,000+3.8%
Median home value$1,056,300 (2024)$1,480,000$1,074,000 to $2,039,000+5.8%
Population8,934 (2025)8,9708,600 to 9,350+0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

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

09

Places like Ladue

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

PlaceRentIncome
Lake Forest, IL$1,815$235,081Compare
Town and Country, MO$1,955$232,534Compare
Woodcliff Lake, NJ$1,888$213,981Compare
Mountain Brook, AL$1,456$201,479Compare
Mountain Brook, ALWoodcliff Lake, NJTown and Country, MOLake Forest, ILLadue, MOLadueLake ForestTown and CountryMountain BrookLadueLake ForestTown and CountryMountain Brook

Common questions

Is Ladue a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 85 hours a year commuting, less than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 133 Missouri places. 1.1% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 131 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 97 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ladue expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 5.8% 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 $1,056,300.

What salary do you need to live in Ladue?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Ladue safe?

There were 90 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Ladue?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lake Forest, IL, Town and Country, MO, Woodcliff Lake, NJ and Mountain Brook, AL.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

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

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