How much it actually costs to live in St. Louis, Missouri right now

[@LivingStLouis]

What videos do you want to see in the future??

[@davidrosenzweig1380]

You should do a videos of the commercial areas maybe attract some out of town investor's 🙂

[@LivingStLouis]

That's a great idea! Do you have suggestions for the top areas people might like? You sound like you're from STL, or at least know it well, from your previous comment.

[@davidrosenzweig1380]

@@LivingStLouis as far as commercial interests I would say the new industrial park area in st.charles they have several shipping hubs there that are new for rail to truck swaps Other areas would be the amazing amount of wasted commercial areas of north county the near riverfront section from North city to North county is another great space that makes logistical sense for businesses for some reason they only seem to focus on hall street I know North st.louis is normally an area skipped over in real estate but for businesses like shipping or factory's it actually makes great business sense as the property is as cheap as one could almost get dead smack in the middle of the country and while these areas have higher crime that crime is often created from a lack of jobs plus I'm sure there are tax incentives

[@LivingStLouis]

I like this idea, great video content for me to work on!

[@binoshihettihewa1719]

I would like to know about student life at st louis. Is this city a secure place to do higher studies for an international student.

[@bluesky5384]

Lived here my whole life. My studio in the southern area of STL is in the $700s to rent and I'm in an area with a good mix of people, great management, and great maintenance. I'm a single teacher, rent alone, and it allows me to save. I love it!

[@LivingStLouis]

Love to hear that you have such good management and maintenance! That always makes it a better experience to rent a place!

[@bluesky5384]

@@LivingStLouis It is! I have no plan to marry anyone, so I’m saving to be debt free then give back to my parents in the next 10 years when they’re in their 70s and get a nice home for myself. Even in 10 years I’ll still be about 11 years off from retirement haha.

[@LivingStLouis]

That is so kind giving back to your parents, I love that

[@bluesky5384]

@@LivingStLouis Well they’re still giving back to me claiming I don’t make that much, despite me already having more saved and invested than they do. So I really think I need to do that for them somehow.

[@faridjafari6356]

Fantastic! I lived in your beautiful city for a year when I was a kid in the 1970's and I am happy to hear of it.

[@drh3b]

If you aren't scared to live in North County, Florissant is an average crime rate city, or even better than average with housing between $100,000-200,000. Plus, if you go to unincorporated county in 63034, there is a variety of mostly newer, larger homes for surprisingly low prices. Even McMansions for a lot less than you'd find in West County.

[@nickyholt8511]

I'm not city folk, I've tried lol. I love visiting stl but I like my little farm town of 500 people

[@doughboy9999]

Where I'm at in the city I pay $600 for a two bedroom apartment

[@asehumble3587]

curious as i plan on moving there soon is this price common? is pay lower? im from florida. rents 1,400 and minimum wage is $10

[@doughboy9999]

The only thing I can say is that it will come down to each neighborhood cuz it will either be high or low

[@doughboy9999]

I rather work in stl or even live in some our neighborhoods cuz there's a few neighborhoods I want to be in fox park is one of them I want to live in again and the other two are soulard or even the hill

[@michaelhammond9459]

Don't forget Dogtown

[@MidnightVideo]

Well done. -St. Louis natives

[@LivingStLouis]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy the content

[@jeffreyhill1011]

The real question though...where did you go to high school? SLUH here

[@jaystuntroxx]

I love it❤️ I'm from here and live in the metro east, I'm thinking I might move to west county because I'm always there. I miss living on that side of the Mississippi.

[@zhigaoguo9979]

Hi, Jacob. Also, for me holding J1 visa with 57,000 dollars salary, how much can I bring home every month? I find different answers. I am living in London, where the tax rate is about 20%. I assume the tax rate at St. Louis is lower than that because we enjoy NHS, free medical, which has essentially been covered by the tax. Again, thank you.

[@garythomas3150]

The City of St Louis has a 1% tax. You only pay that if you live in the city (not in the county). Missouri does have state income tax, but the majority of your tax will be federal income tax, which is scaled based on your income bracket. This will be easy for you to figure out, if you google it. Good luck.

[@zhigaoguo9979]

@@garythomas3150 I appreciate it. Gary

[@Abshirmaxamed]

Thank you Jacob. We want you if you can to help us college’s . Not private ones but public. Which area to live if you are student and which community colleges are you recommended. Thank you so very much.

[@LivingStLouis]

University of Missouri St. Louis is a very popular public college in St. Louis, and the only 4-year option that's public. There are two community colleges (St. Louis & St. Charles community) but they are 2-year programs. SIUE is the only other public college close to St. Louis, but it is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and is about a 45 minute drive away if you live in St. Louis county. Hope this is helpful!

[@LivingStLouis]

@fatema alatwani You're right, thank you!

[@cmgime29]

I’m from Philippines! I’m planning to stay there in St. Louis to continue studying for my college (particularly on St. Louis Community-College Meramec). If it’s ok, may I ask some info about that school? Since I’m already applying for admission and currently planning to move there next year.

[@socialmoth4974]

I live near the meramec community college in Kirkwood. I took a lot of my undergraduate classes there. It's a great, inexpensive place to go. Kirwood is also a great area to live in. It has a close-knit, community feel to it. You will see a lot of people outside walking or riding their bikes.

[@cmgime29]

@@socialmoth4974 Oh hi! Thank you so much for the info. I’m planning to go in St. Louis next year as an international student. May I ask some more details about it if it’s okay?

[@socialmoth4974]

@@cmgime29 Certainly!

[@mynameisnotgirl8184]

I can definitely afford to live there, I lived in the Central West End for years but I wouldn’t live there now if all of my living expenses were free!

[@jacob_p]

Thank you all for watching :)

[@caironthe2723]

I'm from Portugal and I'm doing a 2 years plan to move to the US, now I'm studying the place. St Louis is on the top

[@LivingStLouis]

That's awesome! Where else are you considering?

[@caironthe2723]

@@LivingStLouis Austin, St Antonio, Virginia Beach, Houston, San Bernandino and Jacksonville. I've to get more information of these places, videos like yours are perfect to help me out.

[@LivingStLouis]

Oh wow! I don't know much about those places but there's a channel in Houston that has videos like mine

[@caironthe2723]

@@LivingStLouis a think I have to ask is about the health insurance price. Is something that really worries me a lot.

[@imcarlosjr4898]

@@caironthe2723 don’t go to San Bernardino, it’s depressing

[@PunchTastic]

Does the 1% tax only apply if you work in Saint Louis City if you're a resident there? Will it apply if you work outside the city limit?

[@LivingStLouis]

Either one. If your residence is in the city, you pay it. If your employment is in the city, you pay it.

[@gxd4690]

I was about moving to St. Louis ty

[@LivingStLouis]

Hope it was helpful!

[@sandeeppanikar2326]

Thanks Louis for the info

[@zhigaoguo9979]

Hi Jacob, I may move to WashU in September and work there as a postdoctoral research associate. My annual salary is about 57,000 dollars. I will live there with my wife (full-time mother) and 10-month son. Do you have any recommended area, where I can rent a two-bedroom house with an affordable price to me? Many thanks.

[@albert5624]

I'm not from Missouri but my gf is and she lives in Lamar and it's pretty nice there every time i visit and pretty cheap, you can find a nice place for about $600 a month

[@zhigaoguo9979]

@@albert5624 Thank you, Albert. $600 for two-bedroom is pretty nice. I will search around Lamar.

[@jayeshnakte3032]

@@albert5624hey I’m an Indian could you share anyone’s number to whom I can contact to share a apartment in Missouri

[@akmallaralovv9666]

Hi, I am an international student at Maryville University. So I am searching apartment for rent job as well. Could you help me please?

[@joanbatten9268]

Try Kirkwood, Webster or south county.

[@bennadebie]

How about in the Pacific?

[@LivingStLouis]

Are you asking about Pacific, MO?

[@bennadebie]

@@LivingStLouis Yes, Pacific MO.

[@akwasibaffourawuah4691]

I want to study in st Louis.. MBA program.. tuition fees are affordable?

[@LivingStLouis]

Depends on which university.

[@michaelhammond9459]

Wash U your paying in the $50,000-$60,000 range

[@roykinder4134]

Good ol' St. Louis, a real cess pool of abandoned property. The city proper has more abandoned property than property that is occupied. The crime is very real with car jackings, break-ins, and armed street robbery. Killings are as common as they can be, so much so they only get a mention on the news. If you are thinking about moving to this city look in the west county area, some parts of north county is doable, stay out of the north city area unless you are a drug dealer. Good luck, you are going to need it.

[@aakashrajkumar2078]

What it cost to live in high ridge,missori

[@LivingStLouis]

High Ridge is cheaper than the average in MO. Median home price is $162,000, and the majority of homes currently for sale there are between $100,000 and $250,000.

[@aakashrajkumar2078]

@@LivingStLouis actually I am staying in college campus housing for 250$ -400$. What would be the expenses for food in high ridge?

[@LivingStLouis]

@@aakashrajkumar2078 It depends on what you like to eat, but in the middle of High Ridge there's a Walmart and Aldi's for groceries which both tend to be cheaper for food than somewhere like Dierbergs or Target If you want to eat out, there's fast food like Wendy's and Taco Bell, coffee shops, and diners! Hope this helps.

[@pratheekreddy4180]

hello, how is saint Louis university for masters in computer science

[@LivingStLouis]

I am not familiar with their computer science program but you can learn about it here www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/academics/degrees/graduate/computer-science-ms.php

[@billybpparrants1567]

nice vid

[@LivingStLouis]

Thank you, Billy!

[@midwestgrammar2941]

Miss my home cheap city.. apartments are cheaper then big city..

[@LivingStLouis]

Where did you move to??

[@bauwz6908]

Nice

[@LivingStLouis]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@joeschmuckatelli3198]

How can you mention st-charles County and not mention Jefferson County? Move out to Arnold and Imperial spend a hundred fifty Grand on a big fat nice house. Case closed.

[@blackyn1822]

Me who has been living here my entire life.... I have seen everything

[@UncleLance67]

You may cover this in another video, but one HUGE thing you missed was WEATHER. Will I have to run my heater all winter? Do i need a snowblower? Is freezing rain a common problem? Will I have to get an AC unit or will I be ok with just ceiling fans? Can I get a rain collection system? How humid can it get in the summer and will I have to spend extra money on mold control chemicals? How is the mold problem in general? How much of a regular problem are tornadoes? And another HUGE thing missing from this video, which also may be covered in another video possibly, is CRIME. Will I need to put bars on my windows? Do I need a full home security alarm system or will just cameras be ok? How safe is my car on the street generally? Should I get a chain link fence or a wooden fence and why are so many houses lacking either? Because right now I'm more looking at Cape Girardeau or even Sikeston.

[@LivingStLouis]

For weather, I briefly touch on it in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4u4laqFdqqBbpY winters are very mild and it hardly snows; summers are hot and humid. I don't think there have ever been issues with tornadoes as long as I've been here. As for crime I have a separate video available discussing it because St. Louis is known for having a poor reputation in that regard kzbin.info/www/bejne/naDKdXZrlqyLgdU

[@reddrumm5618]

@@LivingStLouis mild to who lol .. i lived here my whole life maybe mild for boston and upper north but it gets pretty damn cold compared to the rest of the country

[@LivingStLouis]

@@reddrumm5618 I spend my time between both St. Louis and Boston, so yes with Boston being a big point of reference for me, yes mild which is a subjective view lol

[@michaelhammond9459]

Come to jackson we're right outside of cape girardeau and we have very low crime rate compared to cape. Great schools, law enforcement, churches, all around kind folk

[@courtney7046]

You definitely need AC; summers are hot and humid. Winters are relatively mild. You don’t really need a snowblower. I moved from St Charles to the Detroit metro area so I can reliably say that winters in STL are mild. 🤣. Tornadoes are definitely an issue, be prepared, but the warning systems are top notch. Taxes are not that big of an issue compared to other areas.

[@badazz2969]

Best part about st louis is their extremely cheap gas

[@latheshneikar4242]

Hello Living St.Louis

[@latheshneikar4242]

Can you please help me to contact you privately! I have few questions regarding St Louis university and to rent apartment for student I’m from India

[@Envixity]

i love mission taco :)

[@LivingStLouis]

Me too!

[@anaiperez4329]

Do you have a latino community?

[@chinh101]

Just visited st.luis and i think this video is outdated!

[@LivingStLouis]

Considering this video is a year old, I think that's a fair statement.

[@preeqjuani757]

You are so cute thanks for the video. ☺️

[@LivingStLouis]

😁👍 happy to help

[@jaybee2162]

DONT DO IT MAYBE A FEW YEARS AGO. BEEN LIVING IN STL FOR 15 YEARS

[@seabreezeblank1513]

Remember when looking at St Louis Saint Louis city is 70% black 20% white and 5% other St Louis city schools are the worst West County or South County are passable almost everyone at moved to the area moves out towards st. Charles County much better schools the commute and isn't bad because you can always go to a train station to ride the train into the city

[@amesavis]

pretty

[@chop3625]

I was under the impression St. Louis paid it’s resident’s, learn something new everyday.

[@michaelhammond9459]

This isn't California where we pay our homeless to be homeless

[@uknw1952]

Think about the movie"Get Out Now!" 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️ first thing that comes to mind when I think about Missouri. Everybody and their cousins are messing with each other and then "some!" I wouldn't drive through or pass through the "Show Me State" ⚠

[@actualcherry8260]

lol i live here

[@LivingStLouis]

Nice!

[@Jeffrey-s6g]

St Louis is cheap

[@spyingonyallteacup2744]

anybody can afford to live here its not worth the price

[@CrabCoreKing]

move to Nashville where its expensive asf and sucks ass