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St. Paul, MN vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in St. Louis, is 23% less than it is in St. Paul and is 42% below the National Average.
- St. Paul unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- St. Louis unemployment rate is 6.3%.

Economy
 St. Paul, MNSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.9%23.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%9.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%6.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,547$33,326$37,638
 Household Income$63,483$48,751$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,061$66,192$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Paul, MNSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%5.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.1%10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.2%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.3%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.5%4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Paul, MNSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%15.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.9%7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%2.6%1.8%
 Legal1.8%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.4%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.8%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%18.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.6%11.3%13.1%

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Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 7 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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