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38.69° N · 90.34° W · GEOID 2976246

Vinita Park

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

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriVinita Park, MOVinita ParkVinita Park

The short answer

Vinita Park is home to 2,042 people. Median household income is $53,995 a year and median rent is $1,154 a month, 25.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $99,300, about 1.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,154
15% below the median place
Median household income
$53,995
33% below the median place
Median home value
$99,300
69% 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 Vinita Park

  • The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • Households average 1.91 people, smaller than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $90 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 96% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $40,800 a year left, less than in 89% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1953, older housing than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Vinita Park

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
$46,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,154 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,064 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $99,300.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 15.9% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Yeadon, PA 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
MeasureVinita ParkAmong 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 1.8x, 52% below the median place.

Vinita Park25.6%
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
$46,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.6%
25% above the median place
Home price to income
1.8x
52% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$40,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Vinita Park, $1,154 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 Vinita Park, 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
Abilene, KS21.2% vs 25.6%n/aCompare
Seneca Falls, NY19.1% vs 25.6%n/aCompare
Dickson City, PA20.0% vs 25.6%$7,700Compare

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Median home value1
$99,300
69% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,064
43% below the median place
Median year built1
1953
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureVinita ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,15415% below
Rent to income125.6%25% above
Property tax rate11.6%81% above
Home price to income11.8x52% 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$1,64150% below
Median home value1$99,30069% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.6%15% below
Homeownership152.3%21% below
Renters paying 30%+141.4%18% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,06443% below
Vacant homes19.3%31% above
Median year built119531% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 20.8%, 93% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
20.8%
93% above the median place
Mean commute1
19 min
24% below the median place
Median household income1
$53,995
33% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureVinita ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$53,99533% below
Income per person1$36,9268% 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 rate120.8%93% above
Mean commute119 min24% below
Works from home115.9%28% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%64% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.9, 24% below the median place.

Household size1
1.9
24% below the median place
No health insurance1
18.3%
186% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.2%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age45.2 +16%
High school or higher88.6% −4%
Bachelor's or higher24.5% −24%
Homes with broadband92.0% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureVinita ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0426646th largest
Population change since 20207-3.2%below (median 1.1%)
Median age145.216% above
Bachelor's or higher124.5%24% below
High school or higher188.6%4% below
Household size11.924% below
Born abroad1County figure8.3%5% below
No health insurance118.3%186% above
Homes with broadband192.0%0% below
05

Life in Vinita Park

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 residents9.8 −4%
Playgrounds per 10k14.7 +56%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.9 −56%
Libraries per 10k9.8 11.3×
Named paths and bike trails1 km −55%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi12.8 61.0×

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 schools13
271
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
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
MeasureVinita ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure271above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure134,524above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County 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 10k109.84% below
Playgrounds per 10k1014.756% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k104.956% below
Libraries per 10k109.8above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.955% below
Transit stops per sq mi1012.8above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure666above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 1,013, above the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
1,013
above the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
4,976
310% above 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 risk15
99.9
11% above the median place
Good air days16
31.2%
54% below the median place
Median air quality index16
56
30% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureVinita ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure88°F2% above
January average low14County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature14County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation14County figure42.3 in3% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure99.37% above
Hurricane risk15County figure45.136% below
Tornado risk15County figure98.120% above
Wildfire risk15County figure61.71% above
Heat wave risk15County figure99.911% above
Median air quality index16Metro figure5630% above
Good air days16Metro figure31.2%54% below
08

Vinita Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 26% 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$1,154/mo (2024)$1,490/mo$1,220 to $1,820/mo+4.4%
Median household income$53,995 (2024)$69,000$58,500 to $81,500+4.2%
Median home value$99,300 (2024)$139,000$101,000 to $191,000+5.7%
Population1,923 (2025)1,9101,830 to 1,990−0.2%

The median home would be worth 2.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.8 now.

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

09

Places like Vinita Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Yeadon, PA$1,213$49,759Compare
Abilene, KS$1,022$57,924Compare
Horseheads, NY$1,181$61,223Compare
Trotwood, OH$1,031$50,113Compare
Trotwood, OHHorseheads, NYAbilene, KSYeadon, PAVinita Park, MOVinita ParkYeadonAbileneHorseheadsTrotwoodVinita ParkYeadonAbileneHorseheads

Common questions

Is Vinita Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 140 Missouri places. Households average 1.91 people, smaller than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 140 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 11 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Vinita Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.6% 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 $99,300.

What salary do you need to live in Vinita Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Vinita Park safe?

There were 1,013 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Vinita Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Yeadon, PA, Abilene, KS, Horseheads, NY and Trotwood, 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. 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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Vinita Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Vinita Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/vinita-park-missouri

Citytistics. “Vinita Park, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/vinita-park-missouri/

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