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38.13° N · 90.46° W · GEOID 2954686

Olympian Village

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

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriOlympian Village, MOOlympian VillageOlympian Village

The short answer

Olympian Village is home to 694 people. Median household income is $57,614 a year and median rent is $1,297 a month, 27.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $157,000, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,297
5% below the median place
Median household income
$57,614
28% below the median place
Median home value
$157,000
51% below the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
35% 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 Olympian Village

  • 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 139 Missouri places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $28 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 94% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.7% a year while household income rose 1.4%, so rent outran pay by more than in 89% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $42,700 a year left, less than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 27.0% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Olympian Village

Jefferson County gains about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,560
Moved out8,308
Net+1,252

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

St. Louis County, MO3,7402,848+892
Washington County, MO177170+7

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$56K

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

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Jefferson County report $60,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$51,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,297 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,269 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $157,000.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 11.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Kathleen, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$56,420
20% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
6.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.2%
40% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOlympian VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%23% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%40% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure6.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$60,14715% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$56,42020% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $1,137, 65% below the median place.

Olympian Village27.0%
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
$51,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.0%
32% above the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
28% 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
$43,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$1,137
65% below the median place
Median home value1
$157,000
51% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,269
32% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOlympian VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2975% below
Rent to income127.0%32% above
Property tax rate10.7%21% below
Home price to income12.7x28% 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$1,13765% below
Median home value1$157,00051% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.4%6% below
Homeownership180.2%21% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure39.4%22% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,26932% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.0%15% below
Median year built119800% 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%)
Income per person1
$26,151
35% below the median place
Mean commute1
33 min
31% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOlympian VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$57,61428% below
Income per person1$26,15135% below
Unemployment1County figure3.2%35% below
Average annual pay6County figure$52,30221% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure49,58467% below
Poverty rate112.3%14% above
Mean commute133 min31% above
Works from home1County figure11.5%7% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 10.2%, 68% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
10.2%
68% below the median place
No health insurance1
14.3%
123% above the median place
Median age1
35.4
9% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband89.7% −3%
High school or higher89.8% −3%
Household size2.6 +6%
All 9 people measures
MeasureOlympian VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16946646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age135.49% below
Bachelor's or higher110.2%68% below
High school or higher189.8%3% below
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad1County figure2.3%74% below
No health insurance114.3%123% above
Homes with broadband189.7%3% below
05

Life in Olympian Village

15 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars12.9 −38%
Shops21.3 −30%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.2 −40%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Shops per 10k9
21.3
30% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
12.9
38% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
2.3
44% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureOlympian VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure69above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure36,216above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.75% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure12.938% below
Shops per 10k9County figure21.330% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure12.240% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.630% below
National Register listings10County figure1515% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 23.6, 67% below 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 Olympian Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
23.6
67% below the median place
Tornado risk13
95.1
17% above the median place
July average high12
89°F
2% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureOlympian VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure89°F2% above
January average low12County figure23°F10% below
Average temperature12County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation12County figure43.8 in0% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure90.52% below
Hurricane risk13County figure23.667% below
Tornado risk13County figure95.117% above
Wildfire risk13County figure53.013% below
Heat wave risk13County figure92.12% above
Median air quality index14County figure422% below
Good air days14County figure73.4%7% above
08

Olympian Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, up from 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$1,297/mo (2024)$1,690/mo$1,380 to $2,060/mo+4.5%
Median household income$57,614 (2024)$72,500$61,000 to $85,500+3.9%
Median home value$157,000 (2024)$228,000$166,000 to $315,000+6.4%
Population710 (2025)710680 to 740+0.0%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

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

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Places like Olympian Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Kathleen, FL$1,247$57,097Compare
Pleasantville, NJ$1,354$53,661Compare
Inwood, FL$1,230$55,540Compare
Monticello, NY$1,166$50,583Compare
Monticello, NYInwood, FLPleasantville, NJKathleen, FLOlympian Village, MOOlympian VillageKathleenPleasantvilleInwoodMonticelloOlympian VillageKathleenPleasantvilleInwoodMonticello

Common questions

Is Olympian Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 139 Missouri places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $28 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 94% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 65 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Olympian Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.0% 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 $157,000.

What salary do you need to live in Olympian Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Olympian Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kathleen, FL, Pleasantville, NJ, Inwood, FL and Monticello, NY.

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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Olympian Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Olympian Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/olympian-village-missouri

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

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