Market Report · Updated May 2026

St. Louis Cash Home Buyer Report — May 2026

We ranked every St. Louis ZIP code in our buy-box by gross rental yield. The table below shows the 25 highest-yield ZIPs — these are the markets where Oxbow is most actively making cash offers right now.

St. Louis Snapshot

Qualifying ZIPs
28
Median home value
$204,374
Median rent
$1,341/mo
Avg gross yield
7.9%

Across 28 St. Louis ZIP codes, home values range from $126,559 to $313,571. The average gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ home value) is 7.9%, which is the key metric we use to identify cash-friendly markets — higher yield means a stronger investor exit, which means we can pay more for your home.

Top 25 St. Louis ZIPs by Yield

Ranked by gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ median home value). All data sourced from Zillow Research (ZHVI + ZORI), May 2026. Click any ZIP to get a cash offer on a property there.

Rank ZIP City Median Value Median Rent Gross Yield
1 63112 Saint Louis, MO $141,208 $1,375/mo 11.7% Cash offer →
2 63114 Overland, MO $139,694 $1,356/mo 11.6% Cash offer →
3 63031 Florissant, MO $174,198 $1,488/mo 10.3% Cash offer →
4 63138 Spanish Lake, MO $149,499 $1,259/mo 10.1% Cash offer →
5 62095 Wood River, IL $126,559 $1,055/mo 10% Cash offer →
6 63042 Hazelwood, MO $174,666 $1,420/mo 9.8% Cash offer →
7 63074 Saint Ann, MO $156,755 $1,257/mo 9.6% Cash offer →
8 63034 Florissant, MO $279,444 $2,110/mo 9.1% Cash offer →
9 62220 Belleville, IL $151,374 $1,146/mo 9.1% Cash offer →
10 62208 Fairview Heights, IL $190,328 $1,423/mo 9% Cash offer →
11 63118 Saint Louis, MO $174,009 $1,217/mo 8.4% Cash offer →
12 63125 Lemay, MO $211,378 $1,446/mo 8.2% Cash offer →
13 62226 Belleville, IL $182,972 $1,173/mo 7.7% Cash offer →
14 63123 Affton, MO $246,807 $1,531/mo 7.4% Cash offer →
15 62234 Collinsville, IL $194,536 $1,178/mo 7.3% Cash offer →
16 63010 Arnold, MO $274,870 $1,651/mo 7.2% Cash offer →
17 63116 Saint Louis, MO $180,500 $1,072/mo 7.1% Cash offer →
18 62010 Bethalto, IL $197,369 $1,150/mo 7% Cash offer →
19 63130 University City, MO $279,326 $1,608/mo 6.9% Cash offer →
20 63043 Maryland Heights, MO $266,201 $1,490/mo 6.7% Cash offer →
21 63139 Saint Louis, MO $223,806 $1,252/mo 6.7% Cash offer →
22 62258 Mascoutah, IL $258,801 $1,416/mo 6.6% Cash offer →
23 62269 O Fallon, IL $313,571 $1,710/mo 6.5% Cash offer →
24 63143 Maplewood, MO $255,645 $1,326/mo 6.2% Cash offer →
25 63110 Saint Louis, MO $307,007 $1,499/mo 5.9% Cash offer →

How We Use This Data

At Oxbow Home Solutions, we make cash offers in markets where the math works for both sides. A higher gross rental yield means investors — our typical exit buyers — can hit their target return at a higher acquisition price. That lets us pay more for your home than we could in a low-yield market.

This report is part of our free seller resources. It updates monthly from public Zillow Research data, so the numbers stay current. If you own a home in any of the ZIPs listed above, we are actively buying — request a cash offer and we will respond within 24 hours.

Sources & Methodology

  • Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), single-family residential, mid-tier (0.33-0.67), seasonally adjusted, smoothed. zillow.com/research/data/
  • Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), single-family + condo + multi-family blend, seasonally adjusted, smoothed.
  • Filter: ZIP must have median home value in our buy-box range and median rent of $1,000+/month.
  • Yield calculation: (Median rent × 12) ÷ Median home value. Gross yield, before taxes/insurance/maintenance.
  • Updated: May 2026. We regenerate this report whenever Zillow ships their monthly data refresh (typically the 16th of each month).

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