St. Louis - MO housing market

The typical St. Louis home is worth $275,704 as of August 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 0.8% over three months, and up 3.4% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $261,596 to $275,704.

Homes are going pending in about 9 days, slower than the 6 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 8,929 homes for sale, 9% more than a year ago. 27.1% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 22.3% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,443 a month, up 4.0% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.9.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($55,141), the typical St. Louis home costs about $1,872 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $80,200 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

The typical home value ($275,704) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the St. Louis - MO metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 3.4% over the past year. In St. Louis - MO, that means a home worth $266,638 last year is now worth roughly $275,704.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $271,991. Homes are selling at 100.5% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in St. Louis - MO sit on the market for roughly 9 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 27.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 3,722 new listings hit the market each month in St. Louis - MO. There are currently 8,929 homes for sale, up 9.0% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in St. Louis - MO is $1,443, up 4.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.9x, toss-up (#126 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,527 a month in principal and interest, $84 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.83% rate.

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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →