St. Charles,
rental market profile.

Official area medians, state comparisons and a transparent starting point for analyzing a rental property in St. Charles, Missouri.

Population71.5KACS estimate
Median household income$85,937annual
Median gross rent$1,251monthly
Median home value$298,700owner-occupied
Median property tax$3,126annual · owner-occupied
Effective tax reference1.05%median tax ÷ median value
State HO-3 premium$1,5892023 homeowner reference
Housing vacancy6.0%all housing units
Gross rent-to-value5.03%annual rent ÷ home value
Rent-to-income reference17.5%annual rent ÷ income

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. Estimates cover 2020–2024. Insurance context: NAIC 2023 Homeowners Insurance Report. Ratios are derived from area medians and are not a property cap rate, affordability decision, insurance quote or expected return.

How St. Charles compares.

St. Charles’s median gross rent is 21.1% above the Missouri median, while its median owner-occupied home value is 29.7% above the state reference. Median household income is 21.5% above the statewide estimate.

The gross rent-to-value reference is 5.03%. It simply annualizes the area’s median gross rent and divides it by the area’s median home value. It does not subtract vacancy, taxes, insurance, maintenance, management, financing or capital reserves.

St. Charles baseline comparison
MetricCitySt. CharlesStateMissouriCountryUnited States
Median gross rent$1,251$1,033$1,413
Median home value$298,700$230,300$332,700
Household income$85,937$70,702$80,734
Median annual property tax$3,126$1,948$3,119
Housing vacancy6.0%11.2%10.1%
Rent vs baseline—+21.1%-11.5%

Test a St. Charles baseline.

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What this profile can—and cannot—tell you.

Use area data to compare markets before researching a specific address.

Useful for screening

Population, income, rent and home-value medians provide a consistent first comparison across markets.

Property facts still matter

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Vacancy needs context

The ACS figure covers all housing units. It is not the vacancy allowance to enter in rental underwriting.