What is the median rent in Old Jamestown, MO?

Name: Median rent in Old Jamestown, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Old Jamestown, MO is $1,835 (±$165) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 814 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Old Jamestown, the median gross rent went from $1,432 in 2015–2019 to $1,835 in 2020–2024 (+28.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,835 (±$165)
Rented homes: 814 (±265)
$2,000 or more: 34.4%
Since 2015–2019: +28.1%

How much rent costs in Old Jamestown

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Old Jamestown	St. Louis County	Missouri	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.2 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.4% (±8.1 points)	25.8%	38.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	12.0% (±10.6 points)	43.0%	34.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	47.2% (±20.7 points)	18.3%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.6% (±15.6 points)	5.3%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	16.8% (±12.8 points)	1.6%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.2 points)	3.0%	1.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 47.2% of renting households.

34.4% of rented homes in Old Jamestown cost $2,000 or more a month.

Old Jamestown against St. Louis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Old Jamestown	St. Louis County	Missouri	United States
Median gross rent	$1,835 (±$165)	$1,209 (±$12)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	814 (±265)	121,966 (±2,335)	752,105 (±5,422)	42,849,984

In Old Jamestown, median gross rent is higher than in St. Louis County ($1,209).

It is also higher than in Missouri ($1,033).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In St. Louis County, Old Jamestown ranks 5 of 87 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 889.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Old Jamestown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,432 (±$187)	$1,835 (±$165)	+28.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	7.9% (±2.2 points)	12.7% (±3.7 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	12.5% (±10.8 points)	0.0% (±3.7 points)	−12.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Old Jamestown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Old Jamestown
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Old Jamestown	—	$1,835 (±$165)	—
Black Jack	2.7 mi	$1,166 (±$217)	Lower
Florissant	3.3 mi	$1,288 (±$73)	Lower
West Alton	4.8 mi	$1,375 (±$257)	Lower
Calverton Park	5.0 mi	$1,238 (±$230)	Lower
Spanish Lake	5.3 mi	$1,160 (±$78)	Lower
Dellwood	5.5 mi	$1,161 (±$46)	Lower
Castle Point	5.7 mi	$1,094 (±$167)	Lower
Ferguson	6.0 mi	$1,119 (±$54)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Black Jack, MO ($1,166), Florissant, MO ($1,288), West Alton, MO ($1,375).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across St. Louis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Crystal Lake Park	$3,111 (±$756)
2	Oakland	$2,781 (±$1,025)
3	Westwood	$2,250 (±$1,888)
4	Town and Country	$1,955 (±$715)
5	Old Jamestown	$1,835 (±$165)
6	Ladue	$1,815 (±$1,320)
7	Twin Oaks	$1,778 (±$53)
8	Des Peres	$1,750 (±$456)
9	Clayton	$1,692 (±$97)
10	Wildwood	$1,661 (±$185)
11	Webster Groves	$1,650 (±$354)

Showing 11 of 87 places in St. Louis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Old Jamestown is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Old Jamestown

What is the average rent in Old Jamestown, MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Old Jamestown is $1,835 (±$165) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Old Jamestown?

In Old Jamestown, the median gross rent went from $1,432 in 2015–2019 to $1,835 in 2020–2024 (+28.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Old Jamestown cost more than $2,000 a month?

34.4% of rented homes in Old Jamestown have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Old Jamestown higher than in St. Louis County?

In Old Jamestown, median gross rent is higher than in St. Louis County ($1,209).

It is also higher than in Missouri ($1,033).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Old Jamestown CDP, Missouri (place:54352, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.