A typical Chouteau home is worth roughly $101,000
What kind of housing town is Chouteau?
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A typical home costs 1.7 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Chouteau home, with $112K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120 a month here, $460 more than owning.
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An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Chouteau’s typical property tax (1.60% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120
Renters already here pay a median of $871, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
82% of Chouteau households own their home
Half of Chouteau’s homes were built before 1963.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Chouteau vs. its neighbors
Chouteau is the 2nd least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chouteau | $101K* | — | $1,120 | — | $60,160 |
| Nameoki | $142K* | +6.8%† | $1,050 | — | $65,176 |
| Edwardsville | $330K | +4.6% | $1,310 | — | $92,712 |
| Granite City | $117K | +3% | $1,040 | — | $58,559 |
| Venice | $35K | +3.3% | $1,060 | — | $44,117 |
| Granite City | $104K* | +6.8%† | $1,040 | 19 | $59,205 |
| Pontoon Beach | $195K | +5.3% | $1,120 | 10 | $62,861 |
| Wood River | $135K | +4.1% | $1,050 | — | $62,083 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.