Rents are 6% below what Ballwin's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,741 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Ballwin usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 1.1% above it in August, about $35 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Ballwin is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2019.
Rent in Ballwin changed +5.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Missouri cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Ballwin rose 38.5% while median household income rose 26.2% ($98,750 to $124,626). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Ballwin is 50.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($124,626) is $3,116 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,430).
Creve Coeur, 7 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,456/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ballwin. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Ballwin, MO is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 65.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ballwin, MO has changed in 5 years
Rent in Ballwin, MO has increased 40.3% since 2021, going from about $1,241 per month to roughly $1,741 today. Household income in the area moved from $107,806 to $124,626 across the same window, up 15.6% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 24.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 62.6% to 65.2%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Ballwin, MO look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ballwin is $1,741/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,275/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,635/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,320/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,110/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($124,626/yr), Ballwin ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.2% over the past year.
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