Living in Saint John
In Saint John (Missouri), the median gross salary is €2,903 a month (2024) and unemployment is 6.3% (2024).
The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.3% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Saint John numbered 521.
Higher unemployment than 75% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Saint John?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Saint John. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Saint John a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
Saint John 6.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saint John. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Saint John. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 560.7 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint John when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideMobility and administration
Saint John's nearest airport was STL, 4 km away and offered 60 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint John. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 levels for Saint John stood at 5.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 0.1°C in January and 26.9°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Saint John 5.8
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.76 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.7 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 20 · May 25 · Jun 30 · Jul 32 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.5 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 8.3 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 3 · Dec -2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.1 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 8.1 · Apr 14.2 · May 19.7 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 26 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 8 · Dec 2.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 65.8 · Feb 56.6 · Mar 88.8 · Apr 120 · May 122.6 · Jun 114 · Jul 99.9 · Aug 85.8 · Sep 75.3 · Oct 80.1 · Nov 86.9 · Dec 63.5 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 19.8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)19Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 6.08 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual precipitation | 1,059 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Maximum July temperature | 32 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average annual temperature | 14.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Minimum January temperature | -4.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.4 °C, Markham (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±4.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 3.7 km². Saint John had a population density of 1,754.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 3.69 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)17Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 7.98 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official |
| Foreign residents | 521 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official |
| Population density | 1,755 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)16Official |
Alternatives for people set on Saint John
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
St. Ann as a Saint John alternative in the same region
4 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 4.9% St. Ann vs 6.3% Saint John−23%
- Median gross pay, city: €2,893 (2020) St. Ann vs €2,903 (2024) Saint Johnno percentage
- Foreign residents: 11.2% St. Ann vs 8.0% Saint John+40%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³ St. Ann vs 5.8 µg/m³ Saint Johnsame level
North Bethesda as a Saint John alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1144 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 8.0% Saint John+327%
- Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.3% Saint John−42%
- Median gross pay, city: €6,119 (2020) North Bethesda vs €2,903 (2024) Saint Johnno percentage
Cities near Saint John
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
How does Saint John compare?
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Is Saint John part of St. Louis?
Saint John is in the published commuting zone of St. Louis; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. St. Louis city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source15
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint John?
The unemployment rate is 6.3 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Saint John?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.76 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).
How many foreign residents live in Saint John?
521 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Saint John a good place to live?
Saint John may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Saint John part of St. Louis?
Saint John is in the published commuting zone of St. Louis; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Saint John?
St. Louis, Overland, Berkeley, St. Ann, Ferguson are near Saint John. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Saint John (Missouri), United States: salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7d09107a737be7958c4e1713d2c0f9ba]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/saint-john/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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