St. Louis City, MO real estate

What the numbers say

St. Louis City, MO real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in St. Louis City listed for $214,900, down 1.0% from a year earlier. That is 28% below the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 52 days on the market, slower than 49 days a year ago. That makes St. Louis City the #17 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in St. Louis City pay a median of $2,033 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $197,500, an effective rate of about 1.03%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes St. Louis City the #109 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $997 a month, and $1,143 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 18 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $215,000 home here comes to about $1,446 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $62,000 a year (the median household here earns $56,160).