ZIP 63116
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 63116 usually run 1.3% below trend in November and 1% above it in May, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 63116 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2015.
Rent in ZIP 63116 changed +4.3% 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 63116 rose 39.7% while median household income rose 28.3% ($47,871 to $61,433). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 63116 is 49.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,433) is $1,536 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,510); a 4-bedroom is $1,740.
4th cheapest of 14 ZIP codes in Saint Louis.
ZIP 63113, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($961/mo), about $1,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 63116. 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 63116 (Saint Louis, MO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 38.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 63116 in Saint Louis, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 63116 in Saint Louis, MO paid around $788 a month. That figure now sits near $1,093, up 38.7% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $53,003 in 2021 to $61,433 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 63116 in Saint Louis, MO losing about 1,395 residents over the five-year window, down 3.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 45.5% to 43.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 35.7% to 38.4% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 63116 in Saint Louis, MO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 63116 covers Saint Louis, MO. The median rent here is $1,093/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $960/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,170/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($61,433/yr), ZIP 63116 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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