New Melle, MO housing market
The median sale price was $351,000 in March 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how New Melle compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
New Melle at a glance
Only 2 sales in March 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Home prices up 56% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around New Melle rose 56% over the past 5 years, faster than across Missouri (51%). Last year prices rose 4.8%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Missouri since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.8% | +145% | +138% |
| 2024 | +4.6% | +134% | +129% |
| 2023 | +9.8% | +124% | +118% |
| 2022 | +18% | +104% | +102% |
| 2021 | +9.4% | +72% | +75% |
| 2020 | +2.1% | +57% | +58% |
| 2019 | +3.9% | +54% | +52% |
| 2018 | +7.5% | +48% | +45% |
| 2017 | +6.3% | +38% | +38% |
| 2016 | +7.3% | +30% | +32% |
| 2015 | +2.6% | +21% | +26% |
| 2014 | +3.3% | +18% | +22% |
| 2013 | +2% | +14% | +19% |
| 2012 | −4.5% | +12% | +19% |
| 2011 | −2.7% | +17% | +20% |
| 2010 | −6.5% | +21% | +24% |
| 2009 | −4.9% | +29% | +29% |
| 2008 | −3.5% | +36% | +33% |
| 2007 | +1.9% | +40% | +35% |
| 2006 | +5.8% | +38% | +33% |
| 2005 | +7.6% | +30% | +28% |
| 2004 | +5.8% | +21% | +20% |
| 2003 | +2.4% | +14% | +14% |
| 2002 | +5.6% | +12% | +10% |
| 2001 | +5.9% | +5.9% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 63385, 63365, 63341, covering 80% of New Melle’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
No new homes permitted in 2020
No permits for new homes were issued in New Melle in 2020. The last year with any was 2015 (2 new homes).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $743,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $964,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $243,000 |
New Melle's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2020, so the 2020 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,390
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in New Melle is $1,390 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,090 · 4 bedrooms $2,060
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (63341, 63365, 63385; St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, March 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.