Funeral prices in St. Louis City County, Missouri
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $2,960from only 2 price lists | $2,405Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary |
| Cremation with a service | $9,613from only 2 price lists | $9,095Calcaterra Funeral Home |
| Immediate burial | $5,035from only 2 price lists | $4,910Calcaterra Funeral Home |
| Burial with a graveside service | $7,358from only 2 price lists | $6,990Calcaterra Funeral Home |
| Traditional funeral | $9,323from only 2 price lists | $8,680Calcaterra Funeral Home |
3 published funeral homes in St. Louis City County, side by side. 3 more within 30 miles are shown too, from over the state line, each labeled with its own state. 1 of them posts no price we could read, and it stays in the table with that stated on its own row.
A figure drawn from only a few price lists is a marker of the range rather than a going rate. Every price behind it is real and posted, and there are not yet enough of them for the middle to settle.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated May 5, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in St. Louis City County, Missouri
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcaterra Funeral Home St. Louis Map | $3,515 | $9,095 | $4,910 | $6,990 least expensive here | $8,680 least expensive here | May 5, 2026 | |
| Gateway Cremation & Funeral Services Saint Louis Map | not posted | not posted | not posted | not posted | not posted | Aug 23, 2026 | |
| Hoffen Funeral Home Burial & Funeral Services In IL, over the state line Millstadt Map | not posted | $6,095 least expensive here | $1,500 least expensive here | not posted | not posted | May 1, 2026 | |
| Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary St. Louis Map | $2,405 least expensive here | $10,130 | $5,160 | $7,725 | $9,965 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Lake View Funeral Home In IL, over the state line Fairview Heights Map | $3,615 | $8,290 | not posted | $7,295 | $9,435 | May 22, 2026 | |
| Valhalla-Gaerdner-Holten Funeral Home In IL, over the state line Belleville Map | $3,515 | $9,660 | $5,045 | $7,375 | $9,815 | May 5, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount. 3 homes here sit over the state line and are labeled with their own state, because a family near a border shops across it.
How this table is built
We do not yet publish how many funeral homes operate in this county, so this is every published home here rather than a proportion of the county's total. That total is still being collected.
Statewide there are 605 funeral homes operating today in Missouri, by the state rosters. 143 of them post a price list we hold, and 71 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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