Rents are 2% below what Maplewood'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 $1,225 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
Rent in Maplewood is 0.8% below its high of $1,235 in March 2026, at $1,225 as of September 2026.
Rent in Maplewood changed +2.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Missouri cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,125) is $1,628 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,410); a 4-bedroom is $1,640.
Granite City, IL, 14 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,046/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Maplewood. 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
Maplewood, MO is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 53.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Maplewood, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Maplewood, MO paid around $1,095 a month. That figure now sits near $1,225, up 11.9% from the 2023 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $52,420 in 2021 to $65,125 more recently. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. The renter share has risen from 57.7% to 60.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 49.5% to 53.2% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Maplewood, MO market of 2023.
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Maplewood rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Maplewood is $1,225/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $840/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,090/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $880/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,410/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($65,125/yr), Maplewood ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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At $1,225/mo, rent takes ~23% of Maplewood's median household income ($65,125/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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