103 census tracts
St. Louis.Missouri housing market
This St. Louis housing market report covers about 173,400 homes across 103 census tracts. Population fell 1.5% a year from 2020 to 2025, the 2nd weakest of the 137 markets with Census population estimates. For August 2026, the average listing price is $325,559 across 2,423 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $325,559 2,423 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 173,400 across 103 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 55% of occupied homes
St. Louis housing market context
- Picking the tract matters more in St. Louis than in most markets: the middle half of its tracts spans 55 to 64 on the Location Score, the 3rd widest spread of the 139 markets.
- 16.8% of homes are vacant, higher than in 133 of the 139 markets.
- The median census tract scores 60.6 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, lower than in 128 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 103 census tracts in St. Louis.
Half of St. Louis's tracts score between 55 and 64. The full range spans 42 to 76, with a median of 60.6.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of St. Louis's tracts is 9.0 points wide on the score, the 3rd widest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 173,400 homes in St. Louis, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 173,400 homes, 16.8% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 55% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 47% of St. Louis’s housing units are in single-family structures, 26% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 26% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How St. Louis compares
St. Louis's median is above the Missouri median on 5 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 3. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | St. Louis lower · median · upper St. Louis | Missouri MO | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
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Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$39,946 $56,855 $72,474 | $67,036 | $77,171 |
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Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
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25% 48% 58% | 37% | 41% |
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Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
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28% 38% 43% | 31% | 32% |
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FHFA HPI · 2025
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4.7% 4.7% 4.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
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HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
3.0% 3.6% 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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1.52% every tract | 1.52% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
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0.89% 1.05% 2.65% | 0.94% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
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25.8% 29.5% 33.1% | 27.9% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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