St. Louis

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#70

Global Rank

35.9

Power Score

Major Metro

% of Country Score

1.4%

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United States • North America • Language power

Population
2.9M
GDP
$227B
GDP per capita
$77,695
Land area
20,921 km² (8,077 mi²)
Density
139/km² (361/mi²)
GAWC class
8

Primary city St. Louis

State / province Missouri

Language English

Mayor of St. Louis Tishaura Jones

Democratic Party · since 2021

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Conurbations · Tier C

St. Louis metro area

38.63, -90.20
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

St. Louis CardinalsBaseball

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Walkable Elite Quarters

Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.

Central West End

From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major League Teams/Venues, Notable Museums & Landmarks, Total Teams.

Major League Teams/Venues↗9#T-44
Total Teams↗14#T-62
Major Sporting Events↗4#T-42
Major Companies↗24#T-60
Market Cap Score↗$597B#58
Cultural Events2#T-51
Universities↗3#T-116
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗2#T-50
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗6#T-59
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗3.0#T-77
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗4.0#T-193
Metro Stations↗38#T-141
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers4#T-159
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
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Sports

20 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Baseball • MLB🥇👑

St. Louis CardinalsW

St. Louis

11 WS19 pennants0.520 W%

Hockey • NHL🥇

St. Louis BluesW

St. Louis

1 Cup4 Finals Apps0.537 Pts%10 div

Football/Soccer • United States

St. Louis City SC

St. Louis • Level: 1

No titlesDomestic leagues →

College Basketball (Atlantic 10)

Saint Louis

No titles11 Tour Apps0.547 W%
Notable Venues3 venues

Baseball

Busch Stadium

St. Louis

Hockey

Enterprise Center

St. Louis

Golf

Bellerive Country Club

St. Louis

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

American Football • UFL

St. Louis BattleHawks

St. Louis

Baseball • Frontier League

Gateway Grizzlies

Sauget (IL)

Other College Teams6 teams

College Basketball (Ohio Valley)

SIU-Edwardsville

No titles1 Tour App0.374 W%

College Basketball (Ohio Valley)

Lindenwood

No titles0 Tour Apps0.419 W%

College Football (FCS)

Lindenwood

Football/Soccer • Other Sports

Saint Louis

St. Louis

Hockey • College Hockey

Lindenwood

St. Charles

Women's College Basketball (Atlantic 10)

Saint Louis (W)

No titles1 Tour App
Defunct/Relocated Teams15 teams

American Football • Relocated

St. Louis Rams

1995–2015

1 title0.424 W%3 div

American Football • Relocated

St. Louis Cardinals

1960–1987

No titles0.480 W%2 div

Basketball • Defunct

St. Louis Spirits

1975–1976

No titles0.399 W%

Basketball • Relocated

St. Louis Hawks

1956–1968

1 title0.550 W%6 div

College Basketball • Former D-I

Washington University

1905–1960

No titles0 Final Fours52 seasons0.470 W%

Baseball • Relocated

St. Louis Browns

1902–1953

No WS0.433 W%1 pennant

Basketball • Defunct

St. Louis Bombers

1947–1950

No titles0.515 W%1 div

College Football • Former FBS

Saint Louis

1907–1949

No titles18 maj seasons0.415 W%

College Football • Former FBS

Washington University

1902–1942

No titles3 Conf40 maj seasons0.437 W%

Hockey • Defunct

St. Louis Eagles

1935

No Cups0.292 Pts%

American Football • Defunct

St.Louis Gunners

1934

American Football • Defunct

St. Louis All-Stars

1923

No titles0.286 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

Concordia Seminary

1907–1923

No titles0 Final Fours2 seasons0.875 W%

Baseball • Defunct

St. Louis Maroons

1885–1886

No WS0.343 W%

Baseball • Defunct

St. Louis Brown Stockings

1876–1877

No WS0.589 W%

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events3 events

Bommarito Automotive Group 500

Auto Racing

• Madison

Enjoy Illinois 300

Auto Racing

• Madison (IL)

BMW Championship

Golf

• St. Louis

Multi-Sport Events1 event

1904 Summer Olympics

Olympics

1904 • St. Louis

Championship Finals30 events

2019 Stanley Cup Finals

Hockey

2019 • Enterprise Center

2013 World Series

Baseball

2013 • Busch Stadium III

2011 World Series

Baseball

2011 • Busch Stadium III

2006 World Series

Baseball

2006 • New Busch Stadium

2005 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

2005 • St. Louis

2004 World Series

Baseball

2004 • Busch Stadium

1987 World Series

Baseball

1987 • Busch Stadium

1985 World Series

Baseball

1985 • Busch Stadium

1982 World Series

Baseball

1982 • Busch Memorial Stadium

1978 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

1978 • St. Louis

1973 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

1973 • St. Louis

1970 Stanley Cup Finals

Hockey

1970 • St. Louis Arena

1969 Stanley Cup Finals

Hockey

1969 • St. Louis Arena

1968 Stanley Cup Finals

Hockey

1968 • St. Louis Arena

1968 World Series

Baseball

1968 • Busch Memorial Stadium

1967 World Series

Baseball

1967 • Busch Memorial Stadium

1964 World Series

Baseball

1964 • Sportsman's Park II

1961 NBA Finals

Basketball

1961 • Kiel Auditorium

1960 NBA Finals

Basketball

1960 • Kiel Auditorium

1958 NBA Finals

Basketball

1958 • Kiel Auditorium

1957 NBA Finals

Basketball

1957 • Kiel Auditorium

1946 World Series

Baseball

1946 • Sportsman's Park II

1944 World Series

Baseball

1944 • Sportsman's Park II

1943 World Series

Baseball

1943 • Sportsman's Park II

1942 World Series

Baseball

1942 • Sportsman's Park II

1934 World Series

Baseball

1934 • Sportsman's Park II

1931 World Series

Baseball

1931 • Sportsman's Park II

1930 World Series

Baseball

1930 • Sportsman's Park II

1928 World Series

Baseball

1928 • Sportsman's Park II

1926 World Series

Baseball

1926 • Sportsman's Park II

All-Star Games11 events

NHL All-Star Game

All-Star Game

2020 • Enterprise Center

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

2009 • Busch Stadium

NHL All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1988 • St. Louis Arena

NHL All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1970 • St. Louis Arena

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1966 • Busch Memorial Stadium

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1965 • St. Louis Arena

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1962 • St. Louis Arena

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1958 • St. Louis Arena

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1957 • Busch Stadium

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1948 • Sportsman's Park

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1940 • Sportsman's Park

Golf Majors6 events

PGA Championship

Golf Major

2018 • Bellerive Country Club

PGA Championship

Golf Major

1992 • Bellerive Country Club

Ryder Cup

Golf International

1971 • Old Warson Country Club

US Open

Golf Major

1965 • Bellerive Country Club

PGA Championship

Golf Major

1948 • Norwood Hills Country Club

US Open

Golf Major

1947 • St. Louis

Complete Event Timeline48 events

NHL All-Star Game

All-Star Games

2020 • Enterprise Center

2019 Stanley Cup Finals

Championship Finals

2019 • Enterprise Center

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

2018 • Bellerive Country Club

2013 World Series

Championship Finals

2013 • Busch Stadium III

2011 World Series

Championship Finals

2011 • Busch Stadium III

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

2009 • Busch Stadium

2006 World Series

Championship Finals

2006 • New Busch Stadium

2005 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

2005 • St. Louis

2004 World Series

Championship Finals

2004 • Busch Stadium

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

1992 • Bellerive Country Club

NHL All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1988 • St. Louis Arena

1987 World Series

Championship Finals

1987 • Busch Stadium

1985 World Series

Championship Finals

1985 • Busch Stadium

1982 World Series

Championship Finals

1982 • Busch Memorial Stadium

1978 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

1978 • St. Louis

1973 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

1973 • St. Louis

Ryder Cup

Golf Majors

1971 • Old Warson Country Club

1970 Stanley Cup Finals

Championship Finals

1970 • St. Louis Arena

NHL All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1970 • St. Louis Arena

1969 Stanley Cup Finals

Championship Finals

1969 • St. Louis Arena

1968 Stanley Cup Finals

Championship Finals

1968 • St. Louis Arena

1968 World Series

Championship Finals

1968 • Busch Memorial Stadium

1967 World Series

Championship Finals

1967 • Busch Memorial Stadium

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1966 • Busch Memorial Stadium

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1965 • St. Louis Arena

US Open

Golf Majors

1965 • Bellerive Country Club

1964 World Series

Championship Finals

1964 • Sportsman's Park II

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1962 • St. Louis Arena

1961 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1961 • Kiel Auditorium

1960 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1960 • Kiel Auditorium

1958 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1958 • Kiel Auditorium

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1958 • St. Louis Arena

1957 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1957 • Kiel Auditorium

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1957 • Busch Stadium

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1948 • Sportsman's Park

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

1948 • Norwood Hills Country Club

US Open

Golf Majors

1947 • St. Louis

1946 World Series

Championship Finals

1946 • Sportsman's Park II

1944 World Series

Championship Finals

1944 • Sportsman's Park II

1943 World Series

Championship Finals

1943 • Sportsman's Park II

1942 World Series

Championship Finals

1942 • Sportsman's Park II

MLB All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1940 • Sportsman's Park

1934 World Series

Championship Finals

1934 • Sportsman's Park II

1931 World Series

Championship Finals

1931 • Sportsman's Park II

1930 World Series

Championship Finals

1930 • Sportsman's Park II

1928 World Series

Championship Finals

1928 • Sportsman's Park II

1926 World Series

Championship Finals

1926 • Sportsman's Park II

1904 Summer Olympics

Multi-Sport Events

1904 • St. Louis

Against expectation how St. Louis’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • NFL teams representing St. Louis have fallen short of their pre-game odds by 7.6 wins across 49 team-seasons since 1920.

How this is measured →

Championship History

18 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented St. Louis, across all sports, newest first. 18 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

St. Louis Blues
2019· 2019-06-12
Stanley Cup Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
2011· 2011-10-28
World Series Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
2006· 2006-10-27
World Series Champions
St. Louis Rams
1999· 2000-01-30
Super Bowl Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
1982· 1982-10-20
World Series Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
1967· 1967-10-12
World Series Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
1964· 1964-10-15
World Series Champions
St. Louis Hawks
1958· 1958-04-12
NBA Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
1946· 1946-10-15
World Series Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
1944· 1944-10-09
World Series Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
1942· 1942-10-05
World Series Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
1934· 1934-10-09
World Series Champions

Top Companies

12 companies
1Enterprise Mobility
$114B
Private
2Emerson
$92B
Public
3World Wide Technology
$60B
Private
4Edward Jones
$48B
Private
5Graybar Electric
$35B
Private
6Centene
$34B
Public
7Ameren
$31B
Public
8Clayco Construction
$23B
Private
9McCarthy Holdings
$21B
Private
10Bunge Global SA
$19B
Public
11Reinsurance Group of America
$17B
Public
12Arco Construction
$16B
Private

Total Market Cap: $597B across 24 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA purchase-only index for St. Louis, MO-IL, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
050100150200250300350400200020102020

One year
One year +4.1%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +44.1%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +53.2%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −26.5%
2007Q3 to 2012Q1

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Ferguson Unrest / Killing of Michael Brown (2014)

Ferguson • Historical Event

1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition

St. Louis • World Expo

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries2 items

City Museum

St. Louis • Art

Saint Louis Art Museum

St. Louis • Art

Performing Arts Venues2 items

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Maryland Heights • Amphitheatre

Powell Hall

St. Louis • Concert Hall

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks2 items

Missouri Botanical Garden

St. Louis • Park/Garden

Saint Louis Zoo

St. Louis • Zoo

Languages of St. Louis

English first in Missouri.

LanguageShare
English93.3%
Spanish2.9%
Mandarin Chinese0.4%
German0.3%
French0.2%
English reach, Missouri
99%
Tier 1 census

Missouri on the languages board · Language power

Sound of St. Louis

#35 by artist origin · combined 179.9 (US 17.4 / UK 7.2) · signature decade 2000s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Tina Turner, Nelly, Miles Davis, Metro Boomin, Chuck Berry, Chingy, Ike Turner, Michael McDonald

Number-one singles by St. Louis artists11

Screen of St. Louis

#21 by film pedigree · score 171 · 37 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: William Holden, Shelley Winters, Kevin Kline, Marsha Mason, James Gunn

Art of St. Louis

#75 for celebrated art · 12 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Saint Louis Art Museum

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities3 entries
#46

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, United States

#491

Saint Louis University

St. Louis, United States

#1573

University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, United States

Top 250 Hospitals1 entry

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis • Hospital

Notable Infrastructure

Airport2 entries

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

St. Louis • 3 - International

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport

Belleville • 4 - Regional

Metro System (38 stations)1 entry

St. Louis MetroLink

St. Louis • 38 stations

Luxury Hospitality

1 properties
FTG 4-Star1 entry

The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis

St. Louis