ZIP 63104
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 63104 usually run 1.5% below trend in February and 1.2% above it in June, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 63104 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2016.
Rent in ZIP 63104 changed +7.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 119 Missouri ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 63104 rose 34.3% while median household income rose 14% ($60,295 to $68,764). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 63104 is 46.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 9 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,764) is $1,719 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,710); a 4-bedroom is $1,980.
10th cheapest of 14 ZIP codes in Saint Louis.
ZIP 63118, 1 mile away, rents for 17% less ($1,186/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 63104. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 63104 (Saint Louis, MO) is majority renter-occupied, 52% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 63104 in Saint Louis, MO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 63104 in Saint Louis, MO has shifted from $1,057 to $1,423, up 34.6% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $65,011 to $68,764 across the same window, up 5.8% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 63104 in Saint Louis, MO losing about 1,246 residents over the five-year window, down 6.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 49.9% to 52% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 63104 in Saint Louis, MO look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 63104 covers Saint Louis, MO. The median rent here is $1,423/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,090/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,330/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($68,764/yr), ZIP 63104 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.2% over the past year.
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