Market Report ยท May 2026
ZIP 63117 โ Richmond Heights
๐ St. Louis Metro ยท Missouri
67
๐ก WARM
Balanced market ยท 28 avg days on market
Property tax ~1.37%/yr
Mortgage Breakdown โ 63117
Median Price$320,000
20% Down$64,000
Loan Amount$256,000
P&I at 6.7%$1,651/mo
Property Tax$365/mo
Total PITI$2,149/mo
Income Needed$71,633/yr
Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Data estimated from public sources.
The other half of the answer
Prices tell you what a house costs here. They do not tell you whether a lender will approve the loan — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.
20.9%
of FHA applications denied in St. Louis, MO-IL, 2025 · national 22.1%
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY
7.3% NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLC.
16.7% FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
16.7% United Wholesale Mortgage
19.0% A 19.9-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.
Loans under $150K denied at 32.9% versus 14.3% above $250K.
CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.
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