Tuesday 31 May 2011

Mortgage Comparison: USA: St. Louis vs USA: Pittsburgh!

Welcome to today's daily mortgage comparison! Giving you mortgage comparisons from two of the biggest cities in the USA!

Now here we have the USA, city of St. Louis!,
St. Louis is an independent city and the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. The city had a 2010 population of 319,294 and is the principal municipality of Greater St. Louis, population 2,779,939, the largest urban area in Missouri, the 4th-largest urban area in the Midwest, and 15th-largest in the United States.

Average House Price: $180,000
Average Mortgage:  $189,000



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And here we have the USA, the city of Pittsburgh!
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States. The population of the city in 2010 was 305,704, while that of the seven-county metropolitan area stood at 2,356,285. Downtown Pittsburgh retains substantial economic influence, ranking at 25th in the nation for jobs within the urban core and 6th in job density. The characteristic shape of Pittsburgh's central business district is a triangular tract carved by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which form the Ohio River.
Average House Price: $192,000
Average Mortgage:  $199,000


So theres the facts guys, St. Louis is cheaper but not by much, where would you prefer to live? ;D

41 comments:

  1. I dunno, this is almost to close to call, Pittsburgh isn't to bad, but St. Louis might be nicer.

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  2. St. Louis and it's cheaper too

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  3. mom's from pitt, so naturally

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  4. i know pittsburgh is alright but i would love to try saint louis, better weather too :P

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  5. pittsburgh; you know what it is

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  6. St. Louis, because I think they still have a bunch of breweries.

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  7. Interesting post, nice pictures.

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  8. Yeah im boring but again St. Louis first - night photo, second - I have heard that Pittsburgh has heavy industrial past... which might degraded environment

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  9. I dont think I like either city.

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  10. Might come in useful later in life more me. but cant say im thinking about mortages right now ^.^

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  11. i'd choose St. Louis, i know a kiddy called louis. and that place looks better in my opinion.. least in the dark ;)

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  12. St Louis looks lovely, despite being cheaper!

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  13. st. louis has a great downtown

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  14. Its Pittsburgh for me. A more sophisticated place to stay by far.

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  15. Pittsburgh looks surprisingly nice.

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  16. they both look alright, st louis?

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  17. both cities looks good so I guess it's all about taste

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  18. For this one, I'd go for the cheaper one. Always could imagine myself living in ol' St. Louis

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  19. I'm going for St. Louis because it's cheaper and they have the cardinals!

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  20. I would rather live in St. Louis.

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  21. Never been to St Louis, but I've been to Pitt, hmm..

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  22. St. Louis seems a little better :D

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  23. I live in St. Louis (Eastside) and you can get nice houses for much cheaper than $180,000. With that in mind, I rather live in Pittsburgh

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  24. St. Louis. It just sounds cute.

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  25. pittsburg has too much smog for me

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  26. this blog is very good mmmm

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