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St. Louis is the 8th most trendy-yet-affordable city in America, according to Realtor.com.
St. Louis is one of the most trendy-yet-affordable places in America to buy a home.
That’s according to a study out this month from Realtor.com, which crunched its data on where young people are buying houses in increasing numbers.
St. Louis ranks No. 8 in the list, titled “The 10 Trendiest U.S. Cities That You Can Still Afford to Buy In,” between No. 7 Cincinnati and No. 9 New Orleans. Salt Lake City, Utah, clinched the top spot. The list ranked the 500 largest American cities “in search of those that combine a fun, young, culture-rich urban experience with affordability for the long haul.”
St. Louis had the second-lowest median home price on the list at $145,000. The ranking also touts our Mardi Gras celebration, music scene, and diverse array of food trucks. Here’s St. Louis’ blurb from Realtor.com:
Between Blueberry Hill (a restaurant/music venue), where the legendary Chuck Berry walked the stage more than 200 times, and the Bluesweek Festival every spring, St. Louisans are spoiled with awesome tunage. Don’t even tell them if you’re going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras—everyone here knows the best Mardi Gras is right in town.
And when it comes to food, nobody puts St. Louis in the corner. With dozens of food trucks rolling into town, you can find not only St. Louis style barbecue (duh), but also Korean-style tacos, black bean burgers, and Filipino blue crab ceviche on the street.
Here are the criteria used for the ranking, via Realtor.com:
- Number of foodie hot spots: farm-to-table restaurants with Instagram-worthy dishes, food trucks, farmer’s markets, juice bars, and craft breweries.
- Number of bike shops: Two wheels are now better than four.
- Number of yoga studios: Come on, everyone needs yoga.
- Number of cultural outlets: Music venues, indie movie theaters, and art galleries.
- An increase in the population of 25- to 34-year-olds from 2013 to 2014, and in the percentage of people shopping for a home on realtor.com, to show us where next-gen buyers are flocking.
- Last, we ran a housing affordability check on each city to weed out the ones where home prices are through the roof. (See ya, San Francisco!)
Contact Lindsay Toler by an email at LToler@stlmag.com or on Twitter @StLouisLindsay. For more from St. Louis Magazine, subscribe or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
