Average Rent in ST Louis MO
6 apartment buildings, 20 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.
Avg Rent
$1,763/mo
market average
Cheapest
$929/mo
VERVE St. Louis
Properties
6
tracked daily
Units
20
available now
Analysis
Rent Price Breakdown
Compare pricing across all 6 properties in ST Louis MO.
Average Rent by Property
Starting Price vs Average
Rent by Bedroom Count
Price per Square Foot
ST Louis MO Rent Prices
All 6 properties ranked by lowest available rent.
VERVE St. Louis
3765 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis
Chroma
4041 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis
Kingsland Properties
2750 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis
One Foundry Way
3835 Foundry Way, St. Louis
SF Shannon Real Estate Management LLC
4917 McPherson Ave, St. Louis
Terra at the Grove
4500 Swan Ave, St. Louis
| # | Property | From ▼ | Avg | $/sqft | Rating | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VERVE St. Louis 3765 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis | $929 | $1,202 | $4.32 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 2 | Chroma 4041 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis | $1,235 | $1,862 | $2.25 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Kingsland Properties 2750 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis | -- | -- | -- | 4.6 | 0 |
| 4 | One Foundry Way 3835 Foundry Way, St. Louis | -- | -- | -- | 4.1 | 0 |
| 5 | SF Shannon Real Estate Management LLC 4917 McPherson Ave, St. Louis | -- | -- | -- | 4.9 | 0 |
| 6 | Terra at the Grove 4500 Swan Ave, St. Louis | -- | -- | -- | 3.6 | 0 |
Explore Each Property
VERVE St. Louis
4.93765 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis
Chroma
44041 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis
Kingsland Properties
4.62750 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis
One Foundry Way
4.13835 Foundry Way, St. Louis
SF Shannon Real Estate Management LLC
4.94917 McPherson Ave, St. Louis
Terra at the Grove
3.64500 Swan Ave, St. Louis
ST Louis MO Average Rent Prices 2026
The average rent in ST Louis MO is $1,763 per month, based on 20 units across 6 apartment communities. Prices range from $929 at VERVE St. Louis to $1,235 at Chroma.
Average Rent by Bedroom Type
| Type | Avg Rent | Starting From | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,290/mo | $1,235/mo | 3 |
| 1 Bed | $1,573/mo | $1,424/mo | 10 |
| 2 Bed | $2,646/mo | $2,395/mo | 4 |
| 3 Bed | $3,168/mo | $3,168/mo | 1 |
| 4 Bed | $954/mo | $929/mo | 2 |
Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.
Market Context
Who rents in ST Louis MO, and what they pay
Tracked one-bedroom rent in ST Louis MO averages $1,573/mo, with two-bedroom units averaging $2,646/mo. At the local median household income of $55,279, that works out to 38% of gross income — above the 30 percent affordability ceiling — a stretched-budget market.
The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2023 release pegged median gross rent in ST Louis MO at $978/mo. The current tracked market average runs 80% higher than that benchmark, reflecting both two to three years of rent growth and the fact that the Census figure covers all renter-occupied housing in ST Louis MO while the tracked market average covers units currently listed in larger apartment communities.
Who employs renters in St. Louis
Demand in the St. Louis rental market is shaped by the metro's largest private and public employers. The following organizations anchor local hiring and influence what renters can pay:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Emerson Electric
- Monsanto (Bayer)
- Centene
- Washington University
Mean one-way commute in ST Louis MO is 22 minutes, per the Census ACS — useful context when weighing which properties sit inside reasonable reach of these employers.
What salary do I need to live comfortably in ST Louis MO?
Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.
Minimum to afford average rent
$71,000/year
30 percent rule — using our average rent of $1,763/mo.
Comfortable income
$85,000/year
25 percent rule — leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.
To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($929/mo), you need to earn at least $37,000/year.
Median household income in ST Louis MO is $55,279 — about 35% below the comfortable-living threshold.
Cost of living in ST Louis MO
Overall prices in ST Louis MO runs below the national average by about 5% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 95.0, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by ST Louis MO's regional price parities.
| Category | Monthly estimate |
|---|---|
| Rent (market average) | $1,763 |
| Utilities | $347 |
| Groceries | $533 |
| Transportation | $826 |
| Healthcare | $403 |
| Other goods and services | $645 |
| Estimated total | $4,516/mo |
Population
293,109
Median household income
$55,279
Census median rent
$978/mo
Rent as % of income
27.9%
Median age
36.6
Mean commute
22 min
Methodology
† Rent data is sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.
Cost of living estimates for utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, and other goods and services combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.
Salary to live comfortably applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.
Demographic figures (median household income, population, median age, commute time, Census median rent, rent as percentage of income) come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.
Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.
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