ZIP 63130
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
September. Asking rents in ZIP 63130 usually run 0.6% below trend in September and 0.6% above it in May, about $18 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 63130 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2015.
Rent in ZIP 63130 changed +5.4% 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 63130 rose 40.2% while median household income rose 33.5% ($64,300 to $85,823). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 63130 is 51.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 15 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($85,823) is $2,146 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,020).
ZIP 63112, 2 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,293/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 63130. 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 63130 (University City, MO) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 65.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 63130 in University City, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 63130 in University City, MO paid around $1,082 a month. That figure now sits near $1,519, up 40.4% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $68,903 in 2021 to $85,823 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 62.4% to 65.3% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 63130 in University City, MO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 63130 covers University City, MO. The median rent here is $1,519/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,110/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,360/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($85,823/yr), ZIP 63130 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.4% over the past year.
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At $1,519/mo, rent takes ~21% of ZIP 63130's median household income ($85,823/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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