Black Jack Apartment Guide
A small, quiet residential city next door to Florissant — where the rental stock leans townhome and the streets stay calm.
Realistic rent ranges
Black Jack is small (around 6,500 residents), so rent averages are less meaningful than in bigger cities — its market moves with neighboring Florissant’s 63033 corridor. Expect 1-bedrooms in the $700s–$800s and 2-bedrooms roughly $850–$1,100, with a distinctive twist: much of the rental stock here is townhome-style — two floors, more space, sometimes a small yard — rather than big garden complexes. For families who want house-style living at apartment prices, that’s the draw.
Getting around
The city sits along the Parker Road and Old Halls Ferry corridors northeast of Florissant. I-270 is about 5–10 minutes south, which puts the Hazelwood employment corridor, the airport, and Christian Hospital within roughly 15–20 minutes, and downtown St. Louis around 25–30. Transit is limited — MetroBus runs the main corridors, but Black Jack is realistically a driver’s community.
Major employers within a short commute
Same anchors as the rest of the northeast county: Christian Hospital (about 10 minutes), the Hazelwood logistics and aerospace corridor and Lambert Airport (15–20 minutes), and retail employment along Florissant’s New Halls Ferry corridor five minutes away.
Schools
Black Jack addresses are generally served by the Hazelwood School District. Confirm the exact school for a specific address with the district before signing.
Utilities and groceries
Ameren electric, Spire gas, Missouri American Water; in townhome rentals ask carefully about utilities — separate metering and tenant-paid water are more common in townhome stock than in big complexes, and it changes your real monthly cost. Groceries and everyday retail are minutes away in Florissant along New Halls Ferry and Lindbergh.
What applications expect
Townhome communities and small landlords dominate, so screening varies property to property — some run standard 3×-income and credit checks, others weigh references and deposits. Ask each property what causes automatic denial before paying a fee (our credit guide explains exactly what to ask), and run the numbers with the move-in calculator since townhomes often carry higher utility start-up.