St. Louis - MO housing market
The St. Louis metro has a typical home value of $277,434, up 3.2% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 7 days on market, a strong seller's market. 25% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
How to read this data
The typical home value ($277,434) 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 3.2% over the past year. In St. Louis - MO, that means a home worth $268,831 last year is now worth roughly $277,434.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $274,189. Homes are selling at 100.4% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in St. Louis - MO sit on the market for roughly 7 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 25.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 3,890 new listings hit the market each month in St. Louis - MO. There are currently 8,671 homes for sale, up 7.8% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in St. Louis - MO is $1,445, up 4.6% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.0x, toss-up (#124 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,426 a month in principal and interest, $19 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.79% rate.
What's not on this page
This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in MO
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City - MO | $330,112 | +3.7% | 7.0d |
| Springfield - MO | $273,356 | +2.9% | 15.0d |