Last updated October 30, 2026
BJC isn’t one address. Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s share the medical campus in the Central West End, but BJC also runs hospitals in Creve Coeur, Town and Country, North County and St. Charles County, and each one sits in a different housing market. Start with the hospital you’ll work at, then look at what the areas around it cost in 2026.
Near the hospital you’ll work at, because BJC’s hospitals are spread across the region. In 2026 sales, homes around Christian Hospital had medians of $106,700 to $316,000, around Barnes-Jewish West County and Missouri Baptist $300,000 to $1,348,000, and around the main campus $295,000 in Maplewood to $1,240,000 in Clayton. Each hospital and the areas around it ↓
Close to the medical campus, the 2026 median was $295,000 in Maplewood, $439,200 in University City, $444,500 in Webster Groves and $1,240,000 in Clayton. The City neighborhoods just south and east of Forest Park, such as Forest Park Southeast, Dogtown and The Hill, are the other close-in option. Around the main campus ↓
Yes. The Central West End station on the Red and Blue lines sits in the middle of the medical campus and is the busiest stop on the system. Living near another station on either line lets you skip the drive and the parking. Living near a station ↓
It depends on household income, not the employer. At a 7% rate, about $80,000 a year comfortably buys about $213,000, $120,000 about $327,000 and $150,000 about $435,000. Whether that reaches an area near your hospital depends on which hospital it is. What each income reaches ↓
In the West County cities around I-270 and I-64. In 2026 sales the median was $300,000 in Maryland Heights, $419,950 in Ballwin, $640,000 in Creve Coeur and $1,348,000 in Town and Country. West County prices ↓
Sources: 2026 MLS (MARIS) closed single-family sales; hospital addresses from BJC and the hospitals’ own sites; Metro Transit; this site’s income guides.
Find it below, then look at the areas listed beside it. On the Missouri side, BJC’s hospitals fall into four groups: the medical campus in the Central West End, two West County hospitals, Christian Hospital in North County, and two hospitals in St. Charles County. Housing around each group runs from some of the lowest prices in St. Louis County to some of the highest.
| Hospital | Where it is | Areas around it |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital | Central West End, on the Washington University Medical Campus | Central West End, Forest Park Southeast, Dogtown, The Hill, University City, Maplewood, Clayton |
| St. Louis Children’s Hospital | Same medical campus, next to Barnes-Jewish | Same as Barnes-Jewish |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 12634 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, about a mile west of I-270 | Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Chesterfield, Ballwin |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 3015 N. Ballas Rd., Town and Country | Town and Country, Des Peres, Kirkwood, Manchester, Ballwin, Creve Coeur |
| Christian Hospital | 11133 Dunn Rd., North County, at I-270 and Highway 367 | Florissant, Hazelwood, Black Jack, Spanish Lake, Bridgeton |
| Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital | St. Peters, St. Charles County | St. Peters, St. Charles, Cottleville, O’Fallon |
| Progress West Hospital | 2 Progress Point Pkwy., O’Fallon, St. Charles County | O’Fallon, Lake St. Louis, Wentzville, Dardenne Prairie |
If you’ll float between hospitals, or your department hasn’t placed you yet, wait to pick an area until you know where most of your shifts will be.
Very close, in the City, or a short trip out, in the older Mid-County suburbs. Inside the City, the Central West End itself has condos, townhouses and some houses, and Forest Park Southeast, Dogtown and The Hill sit just south of Forest Park. Every City address is in the St. Louis Public Schools district and pays the City earnings tax.
Just west of the City line, Mid-County ran from a $295,000 median in Maplewood to $439,200 in University City, $444,500 in Webster Groves and $1,240,000 in Clayton in 2026 sales. Those houses are older: the median house sold in Maplewood was built in 1929. Mid-County compared, town by town →
It can, because the train stops in the middle of the campus. The Central West End station on the Red and Blue lines is the busiest on MetroLink, and the bus center next to it sits on the ground floor of the Barnes-Jewish staff garage. The Blue Line runs west through Clayton to Shrewsbury; the Red Line runs northwest through North County to the airport, and both run east through downtown into Illinois.
If you’ll ride, check the station’s walking distance from the exact house, and check the schedule against your shift times before you count on it.
From $300,000 in Maryland Heights to $1,348,000 in Town and Country in 2026 sales. Barnes-Jewish West County is on Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur and Missouri Baptist is on Ballas Road in Town and Country, close enough that the same cities work for both. Maryland Heights, Manchester and Ballwin are the lower-priced ones; Creve Coeur, Chesterfield, Des Peres and Town and Country run higher.
| City | 2026 median | Sales | Median year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Heights | $300,000 | 72 | — |
| Manchester | $416,500 | 60 | 1973 |
| Ballwin | $419,950 | 86 | 1968 |
| Kirkwood | $566,750 | 80 | 1951 |
| Creve Coeur | $640,000 | 59 | 1968 |
| Chesterfield | $685,000 | 120 | 1982 |
| Des Peres | $925,000 | 25 | — |
| Town and Country | $1,348,000 | 31 | 1982 |
Medians from 2026 single-family MLS sales inside each city. A dash means that figure isn’t reported for that city. West County compared →
Less than around BJC’s other St. Louis County hospitals. Christian Hospital is at I-270 and Highway 367 in North County, and in 2026 sales the median was $106,700 in Spanish Lake, $180,000 in Florissant across 167 sales, $214,450 in Hazelwood, $235,500 in Black Jack and $316,000 in Bridgeton.
The median house sold was built in 1962 in Spanish Lake, 1970 in Bridgeton and 1973 in Black Jack. North County, community by community →
Both are in St. Charles County: Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters and Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon. The areas around them are the St. Charles County suburbs along I-70 and Highway 364: St. Peters, O’Fallon, Cottleville, Lake St. Louis and Wentzville. St. Charles County has its own property tax bills and its own rules at a sale, separate from St. Louis County’s.
The same income reaches very different places depending on the hospital. The comfortable budgets below keep the full monthly payment near 28% of gross income at a 7% rate, from this site’s income guides. A lender will often approve more.
| Household income | Comfortable budget | Areas with a 2026 median at or under it |
|---|---|---|
| $60,000 | about $160,000 | Spanish Lake ($106,700), near Christian Hospital |
| $70,000 | about $187,000 | Florissant ($180,000), near Christian Hospital |
| $80,000 | about $213,000 | Florissant ($180,000); Hazelwood ($214,450) is right at it |
| $100,000 | about $273,000 | Hazelwood ($214,450), Black Jack ($235,500) |
| $120,000 | about $327,000 | Maplewood ($295,000), near the main campus; Maryland Heights ($300,000), near West County |
| $150,000 | about $435,000 | Manchester ($416,500) and Ballwin ($419,950), near Missouri Baptist |
A median is the middle sale, so about half the houses in each area sold for less. The full math at $100,000 →
Usually not. Where you’ll work decides which part of the region makes sense, and a house you buy before you know that is a guess. If your placement or shifts are still open, renting for the first year lets you learn the drive before you commit. If you already know the hospital and expect to stay, buying from the start works. Renting first vs. buying →
Taxes and rules
Yes, on the wages you earn working in the City, even if you live in St. Louis County. The tax is 1%. If you also live in the City, it applies to all your earned income. The earnings tax, by where you live and work →
Neither is better across the board: the City has the earnings tax on all your wages and St. Louis Public Schools at every address, and each County city sets its own rules and tax bills. Compare the exact address. City vs. County, explained →
If you’re moving here
Yes. The physician guide covers physician loans, what $750,000 buys near the hospitals and whether to buy during residency. Buying as a physician →
Yes. Get preapproved, tour on live video, keep your inspection contingency and close remotely through the title company. Buying from out of state →
BJC also has hospitals on the Illinois side of the region. My work and this site’s data cover the Missouri side, so look to an Illinois agent for those areas. Moving to St. Louis →
This is one piece of the St. Louis home buying process. See how it all fits together:
📚 Complete St. Louis Buyer Guide →
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