Rents are 7% below what Hazelwood'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 $1,442 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
March. Asking rents in Hazelwood usually run 0.9% below trend in March and 0.6% above it in July, about $22 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Hazelwood is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2021.
Rent in Hazelwood changed +3.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Missouri cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($55,908) is $1,398 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,130); a 3-bedroom is $1,460.
Overland, 6 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,217/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hazelwood. 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
Hazelwood, MO is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 28.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hazelwood, MO has changed in 5 years
Rent in Hazelwood, MO has increased 44.2% since 2021, going from about $1,000 per month to roughly $1,442 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Hazelwood, MO now reports about $55,908, up from $54,061 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 40.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 25,466 to 25,114 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 33% to 28.9%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Hazelwood, MO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hazelwood is $1,442/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $880/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,130/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $920/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,460/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($55,908/yr), Hazelwood ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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