Best PlacesSoulard, St. Louis, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Soulard, St. Louis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Soulard, St. Louis ranks 3,558th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Soulard, St. Louis
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Soulard, St. Louis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Soulard, St. Louis ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$908 a month, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Soulard, St. Louis ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Soulard, St. Louis
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Soulard, St. Louis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,473, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Soulard, St. Louis' effective rate of 1.12%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Soulard, St. Louis
Soulard, St. Louis runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Soulard, St. Louis.
Who works in Soulard, St. Louis, and how
Work in Soulard, St. Louis centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Soulard, St. Louis
Soulard, St. Louis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Soulard, St. Louis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Soulard, St. Louis, month by month
Soulard, St. Louis sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Soulard, St. Louis
St Louis Lambert International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Soulard, St. Louis
Schools across Soulard, St. Louis average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- The Soulard SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lift For Life Academy Elem.F · 5% proficient
- Humboldt Acad Of Higher LrningF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lift For Life AcademyF · 11% proficient
- Acad Of Entre Stdy@louvertureF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Lift For Life Academy High SchF · 8% proficient
- Carnahan Sch. Of The FutureF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Soulard, St. Louis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Soulard, St. Louis measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Soulard, St. Louis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Soulard, St. Louis
Is Soulard, St. Louis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Soulard, St. Louis ranks 3,558th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Soulard, St. Louis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,142. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $72,473 median income, cost of living beats 70% of neighborhoods.
Is Soulard, St. Louis safe?
Soulard, St. Louis is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,130 per resident a year.
Compare Soulard, St. Louis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Soulard, St. Louis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Soulard, St. Louis represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Soulard, St. Louis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Soulard, St. Louis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Soulard, St. Louis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Soulard, St. Louis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Soulard, St. Louis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Soulard, St. Louis detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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