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St. Louis, MO Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

St. Louis, MO Housing Market Trends

With a population of 286,578, 143,059 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $249,069, house prices in St. Louis are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Louis, accounting for 43.67% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Louis include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 27.60%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 24.57%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.69%).

People in St. Louis primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. St. Louis has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

The housing in St. Louis was primarily built before 1939 ( 58.61%), making the housing stock in St. Louis some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in St. Louis. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 23.85%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 10.57%). There's also some housing in St. Louis built between 2000 and later ( 6.97%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in St. Louis. Fully 17.68% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant St. Louis homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding St. Louis real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

St. Louis Home Appreciation Rates

St. Louis's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in St. Louis during the period has been just 5.59%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Over the last year, St. Louis appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. Louis's appreciation rate has been 3.90%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. Louis were at 1.09%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.45%.

Relative to Missouri, our data show that St. Louis's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Missouri.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within St. Louis differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in St. Louis - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best St. Louis real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$249,069

St. Louis, MO Home Prices
> $1,347,000
$1,010,001 - $1,347,000
$674,001 - $1,010,000
$539,001 - $674,000
$404,001 - $539,000
$269,001 - $404,000
$135,001 - $269,000
$67,001 - $135,000
$0 - $67,000
1.7%
1.7%
0.9%
0.9%
4.0%
4.0%
4.5%
4.5%
10.8%
10.8%
18.9%
18.9%
31.7%
31.7%
17.0%
17.0%
10.6%
10.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Missouri

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

143,059

St. Louis Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,472 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
43.3%
43.3%
56.7%
56.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
17.7%
17.7%
82.3%
82.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.0%
7.0%
10.6%
10.6%
23.9%
23.9%
58.6%
58.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
43.7%
43.7%
3.7%
3.7%
27.6%
27.6%
24.6%
24.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
4.5%
4.5%
27.5%
27.5%
36.2%
36.2%
20.6%
20.6%
8.3%
8.3%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes