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St. Charles, MO Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

St. Charles, MO Housing Market Trends

With a population of 71,184, 29,760 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $337,152, St. Charles real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although St. Charles home values aren't among America's most expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Charles, accounting for 58.32% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Charles include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 21.43%), row houses and other attached homes ( 7.87%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.55%).

The most prevalent building size and type in St. Charles are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 61.78% owning and 38.22% renting.

There is a lot of housing in St. Charles built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in St. Charles built between 2000 and later ( 25.49%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 20.71%). There's also some housing in St. Charles built before 1939 ( 6.50%).

St. Charles Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in St. Charles have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 88.71%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average St. Charles house appreciation rate of 6.56%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, St. Charles's appreciation rate, at 6.65%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, St. Charles's appreciation rate has been -0.41%, which annualizes to a rate of -1.64%.

Relative to Missouri, our data show that St. Charles's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Missouri.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within St. Charles differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in St. Charles - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best St. Charles real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$337,152

St. Charles, MO Home Prices
> $1,311,000
$983,001 - $1,311,000
$655,001 - $983,000
$524,001 - $655,000
$393,001 - $524,000
$262,001 - $393,000
$131,001 - $262,000
$66,001 - $131,000
$0 - $66,000
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
3.2%
3.2%
7.1%
7.1%
16.8%
16.8%
36.4%
36.4%
27.1%
27.1%
2.5%
2.5%
5.3%
5.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Missouri

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

29,760

St. Charles Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,829 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
61.8%
61.8%
38.2%
38.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.9%
5.9%
94.1%
94.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
25.5%
25.5%
47.3%
47.3%
20.7%
20.7%
6.5%
6.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.3%
58.3%
7.9%
7.9%
7.6%
7.6%
21.4%
21.4%
4.8%
4.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.8%
2.8%
11.6%
11.6%
25.6%
25.6%
37.5%
37.5%
19.5%
19.5%
3.1%
3.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes