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St. Louis - MO housing market

The St. Louis metro has a typical home value of $273,164, up 3.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 11 days on market, a strong seller's market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$273,164
+3.3% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$274,270
+7.5% YoY
Median list price
$258,267
Sale-to-list ratio
100.1%
Selling above ask
Days on market
11d
Listings w/ price cut
29.2%
New listings / mo
3,468
+1.6% YoY
Homes for sale
8,965
+8.9% YoY
Typical rent
$1,427/mo
+4.2% YoY
Income needed to buy
$79,500
Rent vs buy
16.0x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

St. Louis housing market, October 2026

The typical St. Louis home is worth $273,164 as of September 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.9% over three months, and up 3.3% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $259,264 to $273,164.

Homes are going pending in about 11 days, slower than the 6 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 8,965 homes for sale, 9% more than a year ago. 29.2% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 23.6% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,427 a month, up 4.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.0.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($54,633), the typical St. Louis home costs about $1,855 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $79,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$273k$259kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
17d6dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
9.0k5.9kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($273,164) 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 3.3% over the past year. In St. Louis - MO, that means a home worth $264,438 last year is now worth roughly $273,164.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $274,270. Homes are selling at 100.1% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in St. Louis - MO sit on the market for roughly 11 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 29.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 3,468 new listings hit the market each month in St. Louis - MO. There are currently 8,965 homes for sale, up 8.9% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in St. Louis - MO is $1,427, up 4.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.0x, toss-up (#121 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,513 a month in principal and interest, $86 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.82% 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 October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in MO

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Kansas City - MO$324,887 +3.7% 11.0d
Springfield - MO$270,546 +3.2% 18.0d
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