St. Louis USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats
ST. LOUIS, MO-IL
USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.
St. Louis's 60 lenders originated 328 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $57,380,000, with an average USDA loan value of $174,939.
St. Louis USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates
30 Year USDA mortgages in St. Louis
averaged
0.28%
for the week of 2024-11-29, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of
0% for the same period.
St. Louis's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $4,582.
The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-22) was
6.38% and
one month ago for the week of 2024-10-25, the
average rate was 6.28%.
The average rate one year ago was 7.08%.
For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-11-29, the average rate
was 0.14%.
St. Louis USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees
The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the St. Louis level.
The top St. Louis USDA lender as defined by loan originations is GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, with
72 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are
$6,593, which is $574
higher than the next largest lender,
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC..
The lowest fee St. Louis USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
Carrollton Bank ($4,573), GUARANTEED RATE, INC. ($5,019), FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. ($5,377), Bank of Washington ($5,394) and DAS Acquisition Company, LLC ($5,902).
The lowest rate St. Louis USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
Bank of Washington (6.35%), Carrollton Bank (6.65%), GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY (6.68%), BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. (6.81%) and GUARANTEED RATE, INC. (6.84%).
Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)
Realtor.com - St. Louis (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDate | Median Listing Price (YoY Change) | Average Listing Price (YoY) | MSA/US Median Price Ratio | Active Listings |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018-01-01 | $189,400 (11.9%) | $269,607 (6.0%) | 0.70 | 8,422 |
2018-02-01 | $193,450 (12.2%) | $277,213 (5.7%) | 0.70 | 8,301 |
2018-03-01 | $205,000 (11.0%) | $291,265 (6.0%) | 0.72 | 8,652 |
2018-04-01 | $214,875 (11.8%) | $300,549 (6.1%) | 0.73 | 8,742 |
2018-05-01 | $219,900 (9.3%) | $306,148 (4.6%) | 0.73 | 9,152 |
2018-06-01 | $219,900 (8.1%) | $308,574 (5.3%) | 0.73 | 9,728 |
2018-07-01 | $216,750 (8.4%) | $303,344 (5.3%) | 0.72 | 10,254 |
2018-08-01 | $216,000 (9.8%) | $299,330 (6.6%) | 0.72 | 10,480 |
2018-09-01 | $215,000 (9.7%) | $297,128 (5.3%) | 0.72 | 10,485 |
2018-10-01 | $212,725 (6.7%) | $294,146 (3.5%) | 0.72 | 10,575 |
2018-11-01 | $209,900 (8.1%) | $289,261 (3.6%) | 0.71 | 10,105 |
2018-12-01 | $200,000 (5.4%) | $280,394 (3.3%) | 0.69 | 9,044 |
2019-01-01 | $199,550 (5.4%) | $275,229 (2.1%) | 0.69 | 7,920 |
2019-02-01 | $210,000 (8.6%) | $291,481 (5.2%) | 0.71 | 7,560 |
2019-03-01 | $219,229 (6.9%) | $298,617 (2.5%) | 0.72 | 7,742 |
2019-04-01 | $225,000 (4.7%) | $305,034 (1.5%) | 0.71 | 7,961 |
2019-05-01 | $231,450 (5.3%) | $313,299 (2.3%) | 0.72 | 8,254 |
2019-06-01 | $234,900 (6.8%) | $316,951 (2.7%) | 0.73 | 8,574 |
2019-07-01 | $229,450 (5.9%) | $313,345 (3.3%) | 0.72 | 8,892 |
2019-08-01 | $226,545 (4.9%) | $309,115 (3.3%) | 0.72 | 9,029 |
2019-09-01 | $222,864 (3.7%) | $305,504 (2.8%) | 0.71 | 9,135 |
2019-10-01 | $220,000 (3.4%) | $302,348 (2.8%) | 0.71 | 9,189 |
2019-11-01 | $215,000 (2.4%) | $299,928 (3.7%) | 0.70 | 8,762 |
2019-12-01 | $210,225 (5.1%) | $290,006 (3.4%) | 0.70 | 7,793 |
2020-01-01 | $209,900 (5.2%) | $287,643 (4.5%) | 0.70 | 6,908 |
2020-02-01 | $218,950 (4.3%) | $298,000 (2.2%) | 0.72 | 6,367 |
2020-03-01 | $229,575 (4.7%) | $305,672 (2.4%) | 0.72 | 6,432 |
2020-04-01 | $231,500 (2.9%) | $305,767 (0.2%) | 0.73 | 6,463 |
2020-05-01 | $247,900 (7.1%) | $320,854 (2.4%) | 0.75 | 6,320 |
2020-06-01 | $249,900 (6.4%) | $333,864 (5.3%) | 0.74 | 6,016 |
2020-07-01 | $249,950 (8.9%) | $336,803 (7.5%) | 0.72 | 5,763 |
2020-08-01 | $249,900 (10.3%) | $338,174 (9.4%) | 0.72 | 5,622 |
2020-09-01 | $249,900 (12.1%) | $339,389 (11.1%) | 0.72 | 5,558 |
2020-10-01 | $243,800 (10.8%) | $334,342 (10.6%) | 0.70 | 5,660 |
2020-11-01 | $235,900 (9.7%) | $328,471 (9.5%) | 0.69 | 5,297 |
2020-12-01 | $230,238 (9.5%) | $323,488 (11.6%) | 0.68 | 4,754 |
2021-01-01 | $239,950 (14.3%) | $337,049 (17.2%) | 0.72 | 4,017 |
2021-02-01 | $249,900 (14.1%) | $342,968 (15.1%) | 0.73 | 3,541 |
2021-03-01 | $252,450 (10.0%) | $345,467 (13.0%) | 0.72 | 3,573 |
2021-04-01 | $258,600 (11.7%) | $355,697 (16.3%) | 0.70 | 3,564 |
2021-05-01 | $254,900 (2.8%) | $357,526 (11.4%) | 0.68 | 3,474 |
2021-06-01 | $255,800 (2.4%) | $352,428 (5.6%) | 0.67 | 3,848 |
2021-07-01 | $250,000 (0.0%) | $346,893 (3.0%) | 0.66 | 4,596 |
2021-08-01 | $249,900 (0.0%) | $341,848 (1.1%) | 0.67 | 4,766 |
2021-09-01 | $249,900 (0.0%) | $338,695 (-0.2%) | 0.67 | 4,700 |
2021-10-01 | $240,000 (-1.6%) | $337,379 (0.9%) | 0.64 | 4,538 |
2021-11-01 | $236,950 (0.5%) | $336,788 (2.5%) | 0.63 | 4,143 |
2021-12-01 | $239,950 (4.2%) | $335,658 (3.8%) | 0.65 | 3,461 |
2022-01-01 | $243,300 (1.4%) | $336,432 (-0.2%) | 0.66 | 3,008 |
2022-02-01 | $262,450 (5.0%) | $343,962 (0.3%) | 0.68 | 2,830 |
2022-03-01 | $270,100 (7.0%) | $347,063 (0.5%) | 0.68 | 2,915 |
2022-04-01 | $269,900 (4.4%) | $337,220 (-5.2%) | 0.64 | 3,113 |
2022-05-01 | $275,400 (8.0%) | $347,309 (-2.9%) | 0.63 | 3,651 |
2022-06-01 | $279,700 (9.3%) | $352,861 (0.1%) | 0.62 | 4,102 |
2022-07-01 | $275,000 (10.0%) | $347,854 (0.3%) | 0.62 | 4,650 |
2022-08-01 | $276,339 (10.6%) | $345,989 (1.2%) | 0.64 | 4,694 |
2022-09-01 | $274,950 (10.0%) | $345,774 (2.1%) | 0.64 | 4,697 |
2022-10-01 | $275,900 (15.0%) | $340,533 (0.9%) | 0.65 | 4,810 |
2022-11-01 | $274,200 (15.7%) | $337,965 (0.4%) | 0.66 | 4,784 |
2022-12-01 | $269,000 (12.1%) | $329,391 (-1.9%) | 0.66 | 4,223 |
2023-01-01 | $269,900 (10.9%) | $333,777 (-0.8%) | 0.67 | 3,782 |
2023-02-01 | $271,750 (3.5%) | $336,969 (-2.0%) | 0.66 | 3,499 |
2023-03-01 | $278,950 (3.3%) | $343,433 (-1.1%) | 0.66 | 3,477 |
2023-04-01 | $284,900 (5.6%) | $355,059 (5.3%) | 0.66 | 3,580 |
2023-05-01 | $281,650 (2.3%) | $357,964 (3.1%) | 0.64 | 3,755 |
2023-06-01 | $289,423 (3.5%) | $362,670 (2.8%) | 0.65 | 3,975 |
2023-07-01 | $288,900 (5.1%) | $359,779 (3.4%) | 0.66 | 4,296 |
2023-08-01 | $283,763 (2.7%) | $352,539 (1.9%) | 0.65 | 4,393 |
2023-09-01 | $279,900 (1.8%) | $348,374 (0.8%) | 0.65 | 4,869 |
2023-10-01 | $277,000 (0.4%) | $346,814 (1.8%) | 0.65 | 5,123 |
2023-11-01 | $275,000 (0.3%) | $343,496 (1.6%) | 0.65 | 5,159 |
2023-12-01 | $274,900 (2.2%) | $335,628 (1.9%) | 0.67 | 4,650 |
2024-01-01 | $277,450 (2.8%) | $339,364 (1.7%) | 0.68 | 4,136 |
2024-02-01 | $287,450 (5.8%) | $352,864 (4.7%) | 0.69 | 3,927 |
2024-03-01 | $292,000 (4.7%) | $362,286 (5.5%) | 0.69 | 3,970 |
2024-04-01 | $294,400 (3.3%) | $376,256 (6.0%) | 0.68 | 4,175 |
2024-05-01 | $312,400 (10.9%) | $397,865 (11.2%) | 0.71 | 4,407 |
2024-06-01 | $312,900 (8.1%) | $400,269 (10.4%) | 0.70 | 4,792 |
2024-07-01 | $307,450 (6.4%) | $398,529 (10.8%) | 0.70 | 4,935 |
2024-08-01 | $301,900 (6.4%) | $393,108 (11.5%) | 0.70 | 5,166 |
2024-09-01 | $299,900 (7.2%) | $386,448 (10.9%) | 0.71 | 5,473 |
2024-10-01 | $299,450 (8.1%) | $383,354 (10.5%) | 0.70 | 5,614 |
St. Louis's median listing price comes in at 70% of the national average.
St. Louis's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $383,354, a difference of $36,540 (10.5%) versus the prior year and $-3,094 versus the prior month.
For the 2024-10-01 period, St. Louis had 5,614 MLS listings, a difference of 141 listings (3%) versus the prior month and 491 listings (10%) versus the prior year.
Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage
Realtor.com - St. Louis (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDate | Median Listing Time on Market | Median Square Footage |
---|---|---|
2018-01-01 | 79 days | 1,653 sqft |
2018-02-01 | 72 days | 1,670 sqft |
2018-03-01 | 51 days | 1,724 sqft |
2018-04-01 | 51 days | 1,754 sqft |
2018-05-01 | 50 days | 1,764 sqft |
2018-06-01 | 48 days | 1,758 sqft |
2018-07-01 | 50 days | 1,746 sqft |
2018-08-01 | 53 days | 1,733 sqft |
2018-09-01 | 57 days | 1,723 sqft |
2018-10-01 | 59 days | 1,710 sqft |
2018-11-01 | 62 days | 1,689 sqft |
2018-12-01 | 72 days | 1,673 sqft |
2019-01-01 | 82 days | 1,651 sqft |
2019-02-01 | 75 days | 1,705 sqft |
2019-03-01 | 60 days | 1,734 sqft |
2019-04-01 | 47 days | 1,745 sqft |
2019-05-01 | 49 days | 1,756 sqft |
2019-06-01 | 51 days | 1,764 sqft |
2019-07-01 | 53 days | 1,753 sqft |
2019-08-01 | 53 days | 1,744 sqft |
2019-09-01 | 56 days | 1,735 sqft |
2019-10-01 | 57 days | 1,728 sqft |
2019-11-01 | 68 days | 1,700 sqft |
2019-12-01 | 83 days | 1,678 sqft |
2020-01-01 | 85 days | 1,653 sqft |
2020-02-01 | 83 days | 1,682 sqft |
2020-03-01 | 51 days | 1,738 sqft |
2020-04-01 | 56 days | 1,761 sqft |
2020-05-01 | 60 days | 1,808 sqft |
2020-06-01 | 59 days | 1,842 sqft |
2020-07-01 | 53 days | 1,845 sqft |
2020-08-01 | 52 days | 1,811 sqft |
2020-09-01 | 60 days | 1,810 sqft |
2020-10-01 | 60 days | 1,776 sqft |
2020-11-01 | 65 days | 1,747 sqft |
2020-12-01 | 69 days | 1,713 sqft |
2021-01-01 | 64 days | 1,728 sqft |
2021-02-01 | 57 days | 1,715 sqft |
2021-03-01 | 47 days | 1,728 sqft |
2021-04-01 | 41 days | 1,731 sqft |
2021-05-01 | 39 days | 1,700 sqft |
2021-06-01 | 37 days | 1,705 sqft |
2021-07-01 | 35 days | 1,708 sqft |
2021-08-01 | 37 days | 1,688 sqft |
2021-09-01 | 40 days | 1,671 sqft |
2021-10-01 | 42 days | 1,638 sqft |
2021-11-01 | 43 days | 1,609 sqft |
2021-12-01 | 50 days | 1,603 sqft |
2022-01-01 | 53 days | 1,600 sqft |
2022-02-01 | 42 days | 1,619 sqft |
2022-03-01 | 34 days | 1,655 sqft |
2022-04-01 | 32 days | 1,651 sqft |
2022-05-01 | 30 days | 1,667 sqft |
2022-06-01 | 32 days | 1,695 sqft |
2022-07-01 | 35 days | 1,680 sqft |
2022-08-01 | 37 days | 1,678 sqft |
2022-09-01 | 42 days | 1,680 sqft |
2022-10-01 | 41 days | 1,680 sqft |
2022-11-01 | 43 days | 1,678 sqft |
2022-12-01 | 53 days | 1,659 sqft |
2023-01-01 | 64 days | 1,653 sqft |
2023-02-01 | 64 days | 1,652 sqft |
2023-03-01 | 47 days | 1,659 sqft |
2023-04-01 | 39 days | 1,699 sqft |
2023-05-01 | 37 days | 1,687 sqft |
2023-06-01 | 39 days | 1,700 sqft |
2023-07-01 | 38 days | 1,680 sqft |
2023-08-01 | 37 days | 1,667 sqft |
2023-09-01 | 38 days | 1,640 sqft |
2023-10-01 | 42 days | 1,644 sqft |
2023-11-01 | 44 days | 1,636 sqft |
2023-12-01 | 53 days | 1,612 sqft |
2024-01-01 | 59 days | 1,612 sqft |
2024-02-01 | 48 days | 1,628 sqft |
2024-03-01 | 39 days | 1,630 sqft |
2024-04-01 | 35 days | 1,664 sqft |
2024-05-01 | 32 days | 1,718 sqft |
2024-06-01 | 37 days | 1,728 sqft |
2024-07-01 | 39 days | 1,720 sqft |
2024-08-01 | 41 days | 1,695 sqft |
2024-09-01 | 45 days | 1,749 sqft |
2024-10-01 | 46 days | 1,861 sqft |
St. Louis's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 1,861 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,644 sqft.