Cost of Living in Arnold
Arnold's cost of living runs close to Missouri's statewide norms on housing, with one real, notable exception: a combined sales tax rate substantially above the state average.
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Learn moreHousing priced close to the statewide average
Arnold's average home value ran approximately $279,059 this pass (Zillow, ZIP 63010, up 3.6% year-over-year), close to Missouri's own $268,423 statewide average.
A notably high combined sales tax rate
Arnold's combined sales tax rate ran a real, disclosed 11.6% this pass -- substantially above Missouri's statewide average combined rate (8.44%), driven in part by the Arnold Retail Corridor Transportation Development District.
A property tax rate that runs modestly below Missouri's average
Jefferson County's own effective property tax rate, on the one rate-based source found this pass (0.79%), runs modestly below Missouri's own 0.89% statewide average -- though this record discloses real, lower confidence in this specific figure given its single-source origin.
A median household income modestly below the national figure
Arnold's median household income ran approximately $78,370 (2024-vintage), running modestly below the national median.
Key takeaways
- Average home value ($279,059) runs close to Missouri's statewide average.
- Combined sales tax rate (11.6%) runs substantially above Missouri's statewide average.
- Jefferson County's property tax rate runs modestly below the state average, per the one source found this pass.
- Median household income runs modestly below the national median.
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