St. Louis VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats
ST. LOUIS, MO-IL
A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.
The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.
For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.
St. Louis's 152 lenders originated 3,343 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $965,665,000, with an average VA loan value of $288,862.
St. Louis VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates
30 Year VA mortgages in St. Louis
averaged
6.54%
for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of
6.428% for the same period.
St. Louis's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,102.
The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was
6.87% and
one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the
average rate was 6.91%.
The average rate one year ago was 6.73%.
For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate
was 6.8%.
St. Louis VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees
The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the St. Louis level.
The top St. Louis VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with
766 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are
$6,342, which is $710
lower than the next largest lender,
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.
The lowest fee St. Louis VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
First Bank ($3,270), MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC ($4,094), NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($5,114), Stifel Bank and Trust ($5,371) and U.S. Bank ($5,395).
The lowest rate St. Louis VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.60%), AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION (5.61%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.61%), Carrollton Bank (5.90%) and NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.91%).
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%) | $269,594 (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 (9.8%) | $297,128 (5.4%) | 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 (3.7%) | 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%) | $313,283 (2.3%) | 0.72 | 8,255 |
2019-06-01 | $234,900 (6.8%) | $316,920 (2.7%) | 0.73 | 8,575 |
2019-07-01 | $229,450 (5.9%) | $313,295 (3.3%) | 0.72 | 8,894 |
2019-08-01 | $226,545 (4.9%) | $309,085 (3.3%) | 0.72 | 9,030 |
2019-09-01 | $222,864 (3.7%) | $305,475 (2.8%) | 0.71 | 9,136 |
2019-10-01 | $220,000 (3.4%) | $302,319 (2.8%) | 0.71 | 9,191 |
2019-11-01 | $215,000 (2.4%) | $299,898 (3.7%) | 0.70 | 8,764 |
2019-12-01 | $210,225 (5.1%) | $289,975 (3.4%) | 0.70 | 7,795 |
2020-01-01 | $209,900 (5.2%) | $287,609 (4.5%) | 0.70 | 6,910 |
2020-02-01 | $218,900 (4.2%) | $297,961 (2.2%) | 0.72 | 6,368 |
2020-03-01 | $229,450 (4.7%) | $305,632 (2.4%) | 0.72 | 6,433 |
2020-04-01 | $231,375 (2.8%) | $305,728 (0.2%) | 0.73 | 6,464 |
2020-05-01 | $247,900 (7.1%) | $320,812 (2.4%) | 0.75 | 6,320 |
2020-06-01 | $249,900 (6.4%) | $333,864 (5.4%) | 0.74 | 6,016 |
2020-07-01 | $249,950 (8.9%) | $336,752 (7.5%) | 0.72 | 5,764 |
2020-08-01 | $249,900 (10.3%) | $338,128 (9.4%) | 0.72 | 5,623 |
2020-09-01 | $249,900 (12.1%) | $339,301 (11.1%) | 0.72 | 5,559 |
2020-10-01 | $243,000 (10.5%) | $334,258 (10.6%) | 0.70 | 5,659 |
2020-11-01 | $235,700 (9.6%) | $328,409 (9.5%) | 0.69 | 5,297 |
2020-12-01 | $230,150 (9.5%) | $323,425 (11.5%) | 0.68 | 4,753 |
2021-01-01 | $239,950 (14.3%) | $337,006 (17.2%) | 0.72 | 4,016 |
2021-02-01 | $249,900 (14.2%) | $342,968 (15.1%) | 0.73 | 3,541 |
2021-03-01 | $252,450 (10.0%) | $345,449 (13.0%) | 0.72 | 3,573 |
2021-04-01 | $258,600 (11.8%) | $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 (-1.2%) | $337,379 (0.9%) | 0.64 | 4,538 |
2021-11-01 | $236,975 (0.5%) | $336,788 (2.6%) | 0.63 | 4,144 |
2021-12-01 | $239,950 (4.3%) | $335,714 (3.8%) | 0.65 | 3,462 |
2022-01-01 | $243,900 (1.7%) | $336,432 (-0.2%) | 0.66 | 3,009 |
2022-02-01 | $262,450 (5.0%) | $344,035 (0.3%) | 0.68 | 2,831 |
2022-03-01 | $270,100 (7.0%) | $347,027 (0.5%) | 0.68 | 2,914 |
2022-04-01 | $269,900 (4.4%) | $337,183 (-5.2%) | 0.64 | 3,112 |
2022-05-01 | $275,400 (8.0%) | $347,301 (-2.9%) | 0.63 | 3,651 |
2022-06-01 | $279,700 (9.3%) | $352,837 (0.1%) | 0.62 | 4,101 |
2022-07-01 | $275,000 (10.0%) | $347,832 (0.3%) | 0.62 | 4,648 |
2022-08-01 | $276,293 (10.6%) | $345,977 (1.2%) | 0.64 | 4,692 |
2022-09-01 | $274,950 (10.0%) | $345,788 (2.1%) | 0.64 | 4,695 |
2022-10-01 | $275,900 (15.0%) | $340,485 (0.9%) | 0.65 | 4,809 |
2022-11-01 | $274,000 (15.6%) | $337,939 (0.3%) | 0.66 | 4,783 |
2022-12-01 | $269,000 (12.1%) | $329,391 (-1.9%) | 0.66 | 4,223 |
2023-01-01 | $269,900 (10.7%) | $333,777 (-0.8%) | 0.67 | 3,782 |
2023-02-01 | $271,750 (3.5%) | $336,969 (-2.1%) | 0.66 | 3,499 |
2023-03-01 | $278,950 (3.3%) | $343,433 (-1.0%) | 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 | $284,325 (2.9%) | $352,578 (1.9%) | 0.65 | 4,392 |
2023-09-01 | $279,900 (1.8%) | $348,375 (0.8%) | 0.65 | 4,870 |
2023-10-01 | $277,000 (0.4%) | $346,807 (1.9%) | 0.65 | 5,124 |
2023-11-01 | $275,000 (0.4%) | $343,502 (1.7%) | 0.65 | 5,160 |
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 | $307,698 (9.3%) | $392,591 (9.7%) | 0.71 | 4,405 |
2024-06-01 | $309,771 (7.0%) | $390,965 (7.8%) | 0.70 | 4,790 |
2024-07-01 | $307,450 (6.4%) | $398,529 (10.8%) | 0.70 | 4,935 |
2024-08-01 | $301,900 (6.2%) | $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%) | $383,367 (10.5%) | 0.70 | 5,614 |
2024-11-01 | $289,900 (5.4%) | $370,343 (7.8%) | 0.70 | 5,728 |
2024-12-01 | $277,450 (0.9%) | $357,455 (6.5%) | 0.69 | 5,098 |
2025-01-01 | $274,950 (-0.9%) | $351,183 (3.5%) | 0.00 | 4,551 |
St. Louis's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.
St. Louis's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $351,183, a difference of $11,819 (3.5%) versus the prior year and $-6,272 versus the prior month.
For the 2025-01-01 period, St. Louis had 4,551 MLS listings, a difference of -547 listings (-11%) versus the prior month and 415 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 | 1,651 sqft |
2018-02-01 | 72 days | 1,669 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 | 1,724 sqft |
2018-10-01 | 59 days | 1,710 sqft |
2018-11-01 | 62 days | 1,690 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 | 1,680 sqft |
2020-03-01 | 51 days | 1,738 sqft |
2020-04-01 | 56 days | 1,761 sqft |
2020-05-01 | 60 days | 1,805 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 | 1,604 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 | 1,666 sqft |
2022-06-01 | 32 days | 1,694 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 | 1,677 sqft |
2022-12-01 | 53 days | 1,659 sqft |
2023-01-01 | 64 days | 1,652 sqft |
2023-02-01 | 64 days | 1,652 sqft |
2023-03-01 | 47 days | 1,659 sqft |
2023-04-01 | 39 days | 1,698 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 | 1,639 sqft |
2023-10-01 | 42 days | 1,644 sqft |
2023-11-01 | 44 days | 1,635 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 | 1,663 sqft |
2024-05-01 | 32 days | 1,709 sqft |
2024-06-01 | 37 days | 1,720 sqft |
2024-07-01 | 39 days | 1,720 sqft |
2024-08-01 | 41 days | 1,695 sqft |
2024-09-01 | 45 days | 1,731 sqft |
2024-10-01 | 46 days | 1,828 sqft |
2024-11-01 | 51 days | 1,800 sqft |
2024-12-01 | 58 days | 1,773 sqft |
2025-01-01 | 0 days | 1,779 sqft |
St. Louis's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,779 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,612 sqft.