St. Louis
Missouri · Ranked #10 of 102 metros
70Affordable
Median Home Price
🏠$220K
Need $63K income
Median Rent
🔑$1K
Need $42K income
Housing Shortage
📉22,000
units needed
Building Permits
🔨8,500
annual
Median Income
💰$62K
Pop: 2,803,707
Rent Burden
⚠️28.5%
of renters paying >30%
Price Change (YoY)
📈+3.5%
Homeownership
🏡67.0%
Rent Burden
vs. National Average
Key Facts vs. National Average
| Metric | St. Louis | National |
|---|---|---|
| Price-to-Income Ratio | 3.5x | 6.1x |
| Rent Burden | 28.5% | 31.5% |
| Homeownership Rate | 67.0% | 65.5% |
| YoY Price Change | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| YoY Rent Change | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| Mortgage Denial Rate | 14.0% | 13.5% |
| Eviction Rate | 6.5% | 3.6% |