ZIP 63121
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 63121 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2021.
Rent in ZIP 63121 changed +4.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 119 Missouri ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.6%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($42,701) is $1,068 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($910); a 2-bedroom is $1,110.
ZIP 63115, 4 miles away, rents for 19% less ($952/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 63121. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 63121 (Normandy, MO) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 24.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 63121 in Normandy, MO has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 63121 in Normandy, MO has increased 35.9% since 2022, going from about $863 per month to roughly $1,173 today. Median household income grew from $40,185 to $42,701 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.3% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 29.6 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 23,760 to 25,008 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.3% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 21.3% to 24.2%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 63121 in Normandy, MO reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 63121 covers Normandy, MO. The median rent here is $1,173/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $910/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,110/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($42,701/yr), ZIP 63121 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.7% over the past year.
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At $1,173/mo, rent takes ~33% of ZIP 63121's median household income ($42,701/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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