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A city of 71,236 people in Missouri
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City in Missouri, U.S.
1843Established
72,473Population
44.8 sq miArea
889 ftElevation

St. Joseph is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas. As of the 2020 census, St. Joseph had a population of 72,473, making it the 8th most populous city in the state, and the 3rd most populous in Northwest Missouri. St. Joseph is located roughly 30 miles (48 km) north of the Kansas City, Missouri city limits and approximately 125 miles (201 km) south of Omaha, Nebraska. The city was named after the town's founder Joseph Robidoux and the biblical Saint Joseph. I…

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ZIP code64501, 64502, 64503
Area code816
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Housing in St. Joseph

$184K▲ 5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical St. Joseph home is worth about $184,000, up 5% in a year, 31% below the Missouri typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market24
Sale-to-list99.2%
Sold in May88
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Safety in St. Joseph

D

Safety Grade D

St. Joseph reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
St. Joseph 4.9
Missouri 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
St. Joseph 35.4
Missouri 16.9
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools St. Joseph’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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