Rents are right about where Saint Peters's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,687 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
November. Asking rents in Saint Peters usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 0.4% above it in May, about $17 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Saint Peters is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2016.
Rent in Saint Peters changed +5.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Missouri cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent in Saint Peters is 50.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
Saint Charles, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,485/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Saint Peters. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Saint Peters, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Saint Peters, MO paid around $1,246 a month. That figure now sits near $1,687, up 35.4% from the 2021 baseline. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Saint Peters is $1,687/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,010/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,290/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,050/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,670/mo.
At 28% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Saint Peters ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.8% over the past year.
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