City Score: St. Louis, MO-IL

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for St. Louis, MO-IL: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

St. Louis, MO-IL scores 29 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 40 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 12 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of St. Louis, MO-IL

  • What St. Louis, MO-IL is up against: 76 out of 100 — Better than 12% of cbsas, up 4 points
  • Where grace is growing: 34 out of 100 — Better than 61% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 52 out of 100 — Better than 53% of cbsas, up 4 points
  • Christian liberty: 48 out of 100 — Better than 37% of cbsas, down 7 points

What takes St. Louis, MO-IL to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 12 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 18 → 45
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 10 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)

St. Louis, MO-IL over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · St. Louis, MO-IL (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · St. Louis, MO-IL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · St. Louis, MO-IL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · St. Louis, MO-IL (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Louis, MO-IL (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Louis, MO-IL (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Louis, MO-IL (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Louis, MO-IL (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Louis, MO-IL (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · St. Louis, MO-IL (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL (14 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 177 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in St. Louis, MO-IL

  1. Ballwin, MO — 60, Liberty
  2. Edwardsville, IL — 59, Liberty
  3. Hecker, IL — 59, Liberty
  4. Red Bud, IL — 59, Liberty
  5. Renault, IL — 59, Liberty
  6. Valmeyer, IL — 59, Liberty
  7. Webster Groves, MO — 58, Liberty
  8. Columbia, IL — 57, Liberty
  9. Albers, IL — 55, Liberty
  10. Bartelso, IL — 55, Liberty
  11. Beckemeyer, IL — 55, Liberty
  12. Breese, IL — 55, Liberty
  13. Carlyle, IL — 55, Liberty
  14. Damiansville, IL — 55, Liberty
  15. Germantown, IL — 55, Liberty
  16. O'Fallon, MO — 55, Liberty
  17. Shattuc, IL — 55, Liberty
  18. Trenton, IL — 55, Liberty
  19. Troy, IL — 55, Liberty
  20. Beaufort, MO — 54, Liberty
  21. Brussels, IL — 54, Liberty
  22. Catawissa, MO — 54, Liberty
  23. Chesterfield, MO — 54, Liberty
  24. Franklin County, MO — 54, Liberty
  25. Gray Summit, MO — 54, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, St. Louis, MO-IL, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/st-louis-mo-il. Methodology.

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