WHAT'S What Cost of Living St. Louis has the seventh lowest cost of living among the top 20 metropolitan areas. ACCRA, the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association, produces a quarterly cost-of-living index used to measure the cost of living among metropolitan areas. (U.S. Average =100.0) Greater St. Louis offers a wide variety of housing to choose from at affordable prices. The median home price is $126,000. A typical management transferee home—a 2,200-square-foot home with four bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a family room and two-car garage—can be purchased at an average price of $181,933. Source: Coldwell Banker, 2002. *Most recent data available. National Association of Home Builders, First Quarter, 2002

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