{"id":920539,"date":"2025-12-17T08:06:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-suburbs-of-st-louis-are-the-most-affordable-place-in-the-u-s-to-buy-a-home\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T08:06:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:06:35","slug":"the-suburbs-of-st-louis-are-the-most-affordable-place-in-the-u-s-to-buy-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-suburbs-of-st-louis-are-the-most-affordable-place-in-the-u-s-to-buy-a-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Suburbs of St. Louis Are the Most Affordable Place in the U.S. to Buy a Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>The Suburbs of St. Louis Are the Most Affordable Place in the U.S. to Buy a Home<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>Redfin reports the Midwest and South are home to a majority of the most affordable cities<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SEATTLE&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nA typical household in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO, a St. Louis suburb, would need to spend just 16% of their income on housing every month\u2014the lowest share in the nation and less than half the national average. That\u2019s according to a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fmost-affordable-cities-for-homebuyers-2025&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=report&amp;index=1&amp;md5=867dd0edd8cd53aa6617c7c7ba37b0cb\">report<\/a> from <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Redfin&amp;index=2&amp;md5=e5a8ffec8a87f06b99955f6af5540941\">Redfin<\/a>, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Ferguson, MO (17.6%), Detroit, MI (17.9%), Broussard, LA (18.4%) and Bayou Cane, LA (18.6%) round out the top five.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis is according to a Redfin analysis of median incomes and median home sale prices across nearly every U.S. city, using weighted averages from January-November 2025.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNationwide, the typical homeowner has to spend <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fincome-needed-to-afford-home-august-2025%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=39%25&amp;index=3&amp;md5=1d1b4532b6329029191345b816aa6d77\">39%<\/a> of their income on housing, which is well above the recommended 30% threshold.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRedfin is highlighting the most affordable cities in the nation because housing costs are near record highs, sidelining many would-be buyers. With buyers priced out, homes are harder to sell, prompting would-be sellers to hold off and contributing to an <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhousing-market-plateauing-october-2025%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=unusually&amp;index=4&amp;md5=3fd4e26970f6af9ce415ef7e69d8ecda\">unusually<\/a> slow yet still expensive <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fbuyers-vs-sellers-october-2025%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=buyer%26%238217%3Bs+market&amp;index=5&amp;md5=2beee202851001b75ab143131f7d7196\">buyer\u2019s market<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis is a sharp contrast from the pandemic homebuying boom, when homes sold like hot cakes as buyers took advantage of historically low mortgage rates and remote work. The frenzy depleted housing stock, though, and buyers began backing off as prices and mortgage rates climbed at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhousing-market-records-2021%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=record+rates&amp;index=6&amp;md5=bd17864573d850f06b5bc3b0f327b940\">record rates<\/a>. Now, buyers and sellers are dealing with the aftermath.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cAffordability is top of mind for many people today, as rising costs have left younger generations feeling like homeownership is just a <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Frenters-becoming-homeowners-2024%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=pipe+dream&amp;index=7&amp;md5=fc303b2bcace2e865c73588967138738\">pipe dream<\/a>,\u201d said <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fauthor%2Fasad-khan%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Asad+Khan&amp;index=8&amp;md5=2b5e16e05a7c772f1f0963e47827b38a\">Asad Khan<\/a>, a senior economist at Redfin. \u201cBut believe it or not, there are still plenty of areas\u2014mostly in the Rust Belt and the South\u2014where buying a home is financially comfortable.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Costs are lowest in the Midwest and South<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nA majority of the most affordable cities are located in the Midwest and Southern U.S., with a large share in the Rust Belt. Housing in these regions tends to be <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Faging-housing-inventory%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=quite+old&amp;index=9&amp;md5=3800dc4d9d6e4b9575b65f3a9cb4e1ce\">quite old<\/a>, especially in places like Detroit, which can keep prices low. Every city in the top 50 has a median sale price near or below $300,000.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHousing costs are low in Bellefontaine Neighbors, and North St. Louis in general, largely because of decades of economic disinvestment and discriminatory housing policies, epitomized by the Delmar Divide. Residents north of the divide generally make less money and have fewer opportunities than those in the south.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis pattern isn\u2019t unique to St. Louis. In many of the nation\u2019s most affordable cities, homeownership may look attainable for local households on paper, but the reality is often more complicated. Many cities have poverty rates far above the national average and house a disproportionate share of underserved groups. So, even though the <i>typical <\/i>household can afford their monthly payments, not everyone can.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIt\u2019s also worth noting that lower-income areas tend to have fewer job opportunities, especially well-paying ones, which contributes to the same cycle of disinvestment that keeps prices low.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Austin, TX\u2014a pandemic boomtown\u2014is among the nation\u2019s most affordable cities<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nA notable addition to the list is Austin, TX, where the housing market has <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fbuyers-vs-sellers-september-2025%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=dramatically+slowed&amp;index=10&amp;md5=ab0f00aadd00a4b4a222e65f6e83f935\">dramatically slowed<\/a> since it peaked as the nation\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Freal-estate-home-value-surge-december-2021%2F%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DHousing%252DMarket%2520Value%2520Surges%2520Most%2Cmost%2520populous%2520U.S.%2520metropolitan%2520areas.&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=hottest&amp;index=11&amp;md5=a398a76e50832eab581235d6ccc5c215\">hottest<\/a> in 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMany people who moved to the region for its sunshine and affordability during the pandemic have since moved away, creating a surplus of inventory and helping prices drop from their peak. A significant share of people were able to move because they worked remotely, but left when return-to-office mandates pulled them elsewhere.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Affordability should improve in 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fhousing-market-predictions-2026%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Redfin+predicts&amp;index=12&amp;md5=ee1af12faef358e6c93cfbaaf26a1e6f\">Redfin predicts<\/a> that affordability will slowly improve in 2026 and beyond, as wages climb faster than housing costs for a sustained period for the first time since the Great Recession.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cRising wages and declining costs may bring some life back to the market in 2026, but until homebuilding catches up to years of unmet demand, affordability will remain a challenge,\u201d Khan said. \u201cThe best way to make homebuying affordable\u2014especially for younger generations\u2014is to make homebuilding easier and provide financial and social support to populations in need.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTo view the full report, including charts and methodology, please visit:<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fmost-affordable-cities-for-homebuyers-2025&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews%2Fmost-affordable-cities-for-homebuyers-2025&amp;index=13&amp;md5=e1f24b12ab49818221255ce9ffb64c71\">https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/most-affordable-cities-for-homebuyers-2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Redfin<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nRedfin is a technology-driven real estate company with the country&#8217;s most-visited real estate brokerage website. As part of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), Redfin is creating an integrated homeownership platform from search to close to make the dream of homeownership more affordable and accessible for everyone. Redfin\u2019s clients can see homes first with on-demand tours, easily apply for a home loan with Rocket Mortgage, and save thousands in fees while working with a top local agent.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nYou can find more information about Redfin and get the latest housing market data and research at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redfin.com%2Fnews&amp;index=14&amp;md5=c4020734ca52ca388fd6ea06c3cbe981\">https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news<\/a>. For more information about Rocket Companies, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocketcompanies.com%2F&amp;esheet=54378713&amp;newsitemid=20251217199011&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocketcompanies.com&amp;index=15&amp;md5=898864f995c3666f91cf74adfd8afb2c\">https:\/\/www.rocketcompanies.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20251217199011r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251217199011\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251217199011\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact Redfin Journalist Services:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Tana Kelley<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:press@redfin.com\">press@redfin.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Washington Missouri Texas United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Professional Services Data Analytics Technology Residential Building &amp; Real Estate Software Finance Construction &amp; Property<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Suburbs of St. Louis Are the Most Affordable Place in the U.S. to Buy a Home Redfin reports the Midwest and South are home to a majority of the most affordable cities SEATTLE&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; A typical household in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO, a St. Louis suburb, would need to spend just 16% of their income on housing every month\u2014the lowest share in the nation and less than half the national average. That\u2019s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Ferguson, MO (17.6%), Detroit, MI (17.9%), Broussard, LA (18.4%) and Bayou Cane, LA (18.6%) round out the top five. This is according to a Redfin analysis of median incomes and median home sale prices &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-suburbs-of-st-louis-are-the-most-affordable-place-in-the-u-s-to-buy-a-home\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Suburbs of St. Louis Are the Most Affordable Place in the U.S. to Buy a Home&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-920539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Suburbs of St. Louis Are the Most Affordable Place in the U.S. to Buy a Home - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-suburbs-of-st-louis-are-the-most-affordable-place-in-the-u-s-to-buy-a-home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Suburbs of St. Louis Are the Most Affordable Place in the U.S. to Buy a Home - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Suburbs of St. Louis Are the Most Affordable Place in the U.S. to Buy a Home Redfin reports the Midwest and South are home to a majority of the most affordable cities SEATTLE&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; A typical household in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO, a St. Louis suburb, would need to spend just 16% of their income on housing every month\u2014the lowest share in the nation and less than half the national average. 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