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38.57° N · 90.50° W · GEOID 2974284

Twin Oaks

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

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriTwin Oaks, MOTwin OaksTwin Oaks

The short answer

Twin Oaks is home to 734 people. Median household income is $120,151 a year and median rent is $1,778 a month, 17.8% 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 $298,800, about 2.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,778
30% above the median place
Median household income
$120,151
50% above the median place
Median home value
$298,800
6% 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 Twin Oaks

  • Households average 1.54 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.6% a year while household income rose 9.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 140 Missouri places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2012, newer housing than in 98% of places its size. It is the 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.
  • 76% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 97% of places its size.
01

Moving to Twin Oaks

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
7.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.8% from another state.
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
$71,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,778 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,031 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $298,800.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 16.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Prairie Village, KS matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
5.8%
191% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.4%
30% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$79,731
13% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTwin OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.4%30% above
Moved from another state15.8%191% 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

Median year built is 2012, 2% above the median place.

Twin Oaks17.8%
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
$71,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.8%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
2.5x
34% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$100,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
2012
2% above the median place
Homeownership1
32.0%
52% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.3%
41% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureTwin OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,77830% above
Rent to income117.8%13% below
Property tax rate11.3%41% above
Home price to income12.5x34% 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$3,83317% above
Median home value1$298,8006% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.6%15% below
Homeownership132.0%52% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.4%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,0318% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.3%3% above
Median year built120122% 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%)
Poverty rate1
2.7%
75% below the median place
Income per person1
$74,363
86% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTwin OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$120,15150% above
Income per person1$74,36386% above
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 rate12.7%75% below
Mean commute1County figure23 min7% below
Works from home116.1%30% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.5, 38% below the median place.

Household size1
1.5
38% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
99.4%
8% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
76.5%
139% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.1% +5%
Median age42.4 +9%
Born abroad10.8% +22%
All 9 people measures
MeasureTwin OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17346646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age142.49% above
Bachelor's or higher176.5%139% above
High school or higher197.1%5% above
Household size11.538% below
Born abroad110.8%22% above
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband199.4%8% above
05

Life in Twin Oaks

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

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 schools11
271
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
134,524
above the median place (median 4,897)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
32.4
60% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureTwin OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure271above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure134,524above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County 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
National Register listings10County 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 Twin Oaks. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
99.9
11% above the median place
Good air days14
31.2%
54% below the median place
Median air quality index14
56
30% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureTwin OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F2% above
January average low12County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature12County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation12County figure42.3 in3% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.37% above
Hurricane risk13County figure45.136% below
Tornado risk13County figure98.120% above
Wildfire risk13County figure61.71% above
Heat wave risk13County figure99.911% above
Median air quality index14Metro figure5630% above
Good air days14Metro figure31.2%54% below
08

Twin Oaks in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, up from 18% 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$1,778/mo (2024)$2,380/mo$1,950 to $2,890/mo+4.9%
Median household income$120,151 (2024)$154,500$130,500 to $183,000+4.3%
Median home value$298,800 (2024)$445,000$323,000 to $613,000+6.9%
Population583 (2025)580560 to 610+0.0%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.5 now.

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

09

Places like Twin Oaks

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

PlaceRentIncome
Prairie Village, KS$1,794$113,530Compare
Kenwood, OH$1,986$110,212Compare
Webster Groves, MO$1,650$115,227Compare
Vernon Hills, IL$1,903$121,943Compare
Vernon Hills, ILWebster Groves, MOKenwood, OHPrairie Village, KSTwin Oaks, MOTwin OaksPrairie VillageKenwoodWebster GrovesVernon HillsTwin OaksPrairie VillageKenwoodWebster GrovesVernon Hills

Common questions

Is Twin Oaks a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.54 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.6% a year while household income rose 9.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 140 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 56 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Twin Oaks expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.8% 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 $298,800.

What salary do you need to live in Twin Oaks?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $71,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Twin Oaks?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Prairie Village, KS, Kenwood, OH, Webster Groves, MO and Vernon Hills, IL.

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

Citytistics. “Twin Oaks, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/twin-oaks-missouri/

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