Fun Facts about St. Louis, MO Part 1
This is the first installment of a series of posts about fun facts about St. Louis. If you are considering a move to St. Louis, these might be interesting facts for you. They might be the reason you move to St. Louis. Of course, if you do, we are the agents for you. With years of living in St. Louis and real estate experience and living here, we are your St. Louis connection for real estate.
The St. Louis metropolitan service area (MSA) is made of up of the eastern border of Missouri and the western border of Illinois which are adjacent to the Mississippi River and forms the boundary between the states. This is an 8844 square mile area that encompasses 8 counties in Missouri and 8 counties in Illinois. St. Louis is a town of municipalities. There are 45 municipalities with populations over 10,000. The population of the St. Louis MSA is 2,828,990 representing 1,111,547 households. 30% of the United States population lives within 500 miles of the St. Louis MSA making St. Louis very centrally located. It is located in the Central Time Zone as well.
St. Louis remains a great place to own a home despite the ups and downs of the real estate market. St. Louis’ home ownership rate of 72.9% ranks it 5th out of the top 67 largest MSAs.
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