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St. Louis MO
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are tightening further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 4,400 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 4,400 searches in July 2026, for St. Louis on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Tightening lately, asking rents are climbing, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+3.4%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +4.7% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,154/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · St. LouisNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 2 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
St. Louis leaders call Mark Twain relocation a model for future housing crisesDeveloper eyes Bayer's Creve Coeur campus for housing, officesSt. Louis Rents Are Going DownView all 8 St. Louis news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.7%
Migration 2025-0.49/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-24.5%
Vacancy 20246.6%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$822/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,154 · own $1,976
$1,154RENT
$1,976OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−0.49/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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