($1,343) Movers From Baltimore, MD to St. Louis, MO

What to know before moving from Baltimore to St. Louis

Moving from Baltimore to St. Louis comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since St. Louis is generally more expensive than Baltimore, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in St. Louis are 22% lower than in Baltimore, which means you’ll have more money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in St. Louis.
  Home prices in St. Louis are 5.2% lower than in Baltimore.
• Income in St. Louis is 13.3% higher than in Baltimore, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in St. Louis include BJC HealthCare, Walmart, and Washington University.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in St. Louis, since the cost of living for a single person in St. Louis is 16.5% higher than in Baltimore. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to St. Louis, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in St. Louis is 29.2% higher than in Baltimore.
• The unemployment rate in St. Louis is 20.25% lower than in Baltimore.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in St. Louis, since the city’s sales taxes in St. Louis are 61.33% higher than in Baltimore.
• One perk of moving to St. Louis is paying less in state income taxes, which are 16.52% lower than in Baltimore.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,493.93 in St. Louis to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Baltimore.

How life is different in Baltimore vs. St. Louis

• St. Louis might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 50% less than Baltimore.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in St. Louis will be about the same as it currently is in Baltimore. The cities share a similar public transportation score, which means their transit systems are comparable in terms of how connected they are, how often they provide service, and how close they are to jobs, housing, retail and food stores, and other important locations.
• You’ll find St. Louis to be about as walkable as Baltimore. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 66 and 64 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, St. Louis is considered more bike-friendly than Baltimore in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. St. Louis has a bike-friendliness score of 58 out of 100, while Baltimore is rated as 53 out of 100.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in St. Louis as Baltimore. With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• St. Louis is generally as safe as Baltimore, according to their similar safety index ratings. The ratings are based on how comfortable residents feel about walking alone during the daytime and nighttime and the number of small crimes like theft and muggings.
• The air quality in St. Louis isn’t as good as it is in Baltimore, so you may want to take precautions if you suffer from conditions like allergies or asthma. St. Louis has an air quality rating of Moderate, and Baltimore is considered to be good. Cities with good to moderate air quality may have varying levels of minor potential for health risks for certain people. Beyond the moderate rating, those health risks increase in severity and the amount of residents affected.