What is the median rent in Valley Park, MO?

Name: Median rent in Valley Park, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Valley Park, MO is $1,443 (±$65) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,495 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Valley Park, the median gross rent went from $998 in 2015–2019 to $1,443 in 2020–2024 (+44.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,443 (±$65)
Rented homes: 1,495 (±188)
$2,000 or more: 11.3%
Since 2015–2019: +44.6%

How much rent costs in Valley Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Valley Park	St. Louis County	Missouri	United States
Less than $500	1.0% (±1.7 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.1% (±2.2 points)	25.8%	38.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	54.3% (±10.9 points)	43.0%	34.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.2% (±9.9 points)	18.3%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.7% (±1.0 points)	5.3%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.3 points)	1.6%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.6% (±6.5 points)	3.0%	1.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 54.3% of renting households.

11.3% of rented homes in Valley Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Valley Park against St. Louis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valley Park	St. Louis County	Missouri	United States
Median gross rent	$1,443 (±$65)	$1,209 (±$12)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,495 (±188)	121,966 (±2,335)	752,105 (±5,422)	42,849,984

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

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In St. Louis County, Valley Park ranks 21 of 87 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 41 of 889.

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

How rent in Valley Park 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	$998 (±$77)	$1,443 (±$65)	+44.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	39.0% (±5.7 points)	47.7% (±4.8 points)	+8.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	9.3% (±8.3 points)	0.0% (±2.2 points)	−9.3 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 Valley Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Valley Park	—	$1,443 (±$65)	—
Twin Oaks	1.1 mi	$1,778 (±$53)	Higher
Manchester	2.4 mi	$1,322 (±$69)	Lower
Fenton	2.9 mi	$1,622 (±$131)	Higher
Winchester	3.2 mi	$1,557 (±$166)	Not measurably different
Murphy	4.0 mi	$1,056 (±$153)	Lower
Ballwin	4.3 mi	$1,418 (±$70)	Not measurably different
Des Peres	4.3 mi	$1,750 (±$456)	Not measurably different
Kirkwood	4.5 mi	$1,348 (±$98)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Manchester, MO ($1,322), Murphy, MO ($1,056).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Twin Oaks, MO ($1,778), Fenton, MO ($1,622).

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
15	Richmond Heights	$1,559 (±$157)
16	Winchester	$1,557 (±$166)
17	Ellisville	$1,538 (±$183)
18	Olivette	$1,513 (±$255)
19	Rock Hill	$1,473 (±$239)
20	Uplands Park	$1,450 (±$446)
21	Valley Park	$1,443 (±$65)
22	Brentwood	$1,439 (±$113)
23	Ballwin	$1,418 (±$70)
24	Pasadena Park	$1,384 (±$118)
25	Greendale	$1,375 (±$556)
26	Kirkwood	$1,348 (±$98)
27	Manchester	$1,322 (±$69)

Showing 13 of 87 places in St. Louis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Valley Park

What is the average rent in Valley Park, MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Valley Park is $1,443 (±$65) 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 Valley Park?

In Valley Park, the median gross rent went from $998 in 2015–2019 to $1,443 in 2020–2024 (+44.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Valley Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.3% of rented homes in Valley Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Valley Park higher than in St. Louis County?

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

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Valley Park city, Missouri (place:75472, 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.