Apartments that accept Section 8 in St. Louis, MO
Search for apartments in St. Louis using your Housing Choice Voucher. Compare HUD rent benchmarks, then confirm the rent and utilities with the authority administering your voucher. Explore 36 neighborhoods and find contact details for the local housing authorities below.
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State law limits local voucher protections
Missouri §441.043, effective August 28, 2025, bars cities and counties from requiring private landlords to accept housing assistance, so the City of St. Louis can no longer enforce its ordinance. A city may still protect tenants who receive veterans' benefits, and tax-credit buildings carry their own rule against refusing a voucher holder. Illinois-side properties fall under Illinois law, which protects voucher holders statewide.
General information, not legal advice. For help with a specific case, use HUD’s fair-housing resources.
Rental listings in St. Louis, MO
Active standalone listings recorded in St. Louis, MO. Units nested inside building cards are excluded. Missing program tags do not establish refusal; confirm the address, availability, voucher paperwork and utilities with the owner.
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Check before you pay
Applying for housing assistance or joining an agency waitlist is free. An agency will not ask you to pay by app, wire or gift card to get a spot. Use HUD’s contact page to find your housing agency, then call to check an offer.
Do not pay to view a home or hold a waitlist spot. Before sending rent or a deposit, confirm the home and the person’s right to rent it. See FTC advice on checking a rental.
Sources checked October 16, 2026: HUD OIG’s August 2024 waitlist fraud bulletin and FTC rental-scam guidance (June 2026).
Rental terms used on this page
- Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
- Rental help run by a housing authority. You find a home, and the agency checks the unit, rent and your household before it approves payment.
- Payment standard
- An amount the agency uses to work out housing assistance for a unit size and area. It does not mean that any home at that rent will be approved.
- FMR and SAFMR
- HUD rent estimates for an area (Fair Market Rent) or ZIP code (Small Area Fair Market Rent). They include rent and most tenant-paid utilities. Your agency may use a different payment standard.
- Utility allowance
- The agency’s estimate of the cost of utilities you must pay. It is not a promise to pay your actual bills.
- Gross rent and tenant share
- Gross rent combines the lease rent and the agency’s utility allowance. Your tenant share is the part you must pay after the agency works out your help.
- Portability
- Moving with a voucher to an area served by another housing agency. Ask your current worker what to do before you move.
- Request for tenancy approval
- The unit and owner paperwork your agency needs to start its rent and housing-quality review. Ask the agency for its form and deadline.
Definitions: HUD’s tenant voucher guide, checked October 16, 2026. Confirm the rules and forms with your own agency.
HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 63101
Small-Area FMR · FY2027| Bedrooms | HUD benchmark / mo |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,260 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,310 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,600 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,050 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,370 |
These are HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, not an adopted housing authority payment standard or a guaranteed rent approval. Your authority determines assistance using its schedule, household income, voucher size and utility allowance. Rent reasonableness and inspection requirements also apply. How HUD vouchers work.
Compare HUD rent benchmarks across St. Louis
Selected example ZIP codes, not a ranking of neighborhoods or a count of available homes. These FY2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents are gross rent benchmarks. The authority's adopted schedule may use different amounts or group several ZIPs together.
| ZIP | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63103 | $1,040 | $1,270 | $1,630 |
| 63108 | $1,640 | $2,000 | $2,570 |
| 63113 | $1,020 | $1,250 | $1,600 |
| 63116 | $1,070 | $1,310 | $1,680 |
| 63118 | $1,080 | $1,320 | $1,690 |
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Confirm the unit's ZIP, agency, utility allowance and effective schedule before applying.
Before you apply for an apartment in St. Louis
St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) and County Housing, the St. Louis County housing authority, are separate administrators. “St. Louis” in a mailing address is not enough to choose an agency’s forms. Confirm the unit’s jurisdiction and the agency on your voucher before proposing a move.
Check the right rent schedule
Ask your administering agency for the payment standard effective for the proposed address, bedroom size and lease date. HUD metro and ZIP benchmarks are comparison data. They do not establish an SLHA or County Housing rent offer, and a public-housing rent schedule is not a tenant-based voucher schedule.
Compare rent plus utilities
At each viewing, record building type, heating and hot-water fuels, and the services the tenant pays. Request the current HCV utility worksheet from the same agency reviewing the rent. Keep utility responsibilities consistent between the advertisement, RFTA and proposed lease.
Prepare the unit for approval
SLHA’s landlord page provides a sample RFTA packet, tax and payment forms, and separate change-of-owner documents. Use the current packet supplied for your tenancy. An owner’s screening approval still leaves the agency’s rent, unit and lease requirements to complete.
Official local documents
- SLHA voucher program and portability guidance
- SLHA landlord forms and sample RFTA packet
- County Housing programs and participant resources
Guidance by VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Sources reviewed September 29, 2026. Listing availability is checked separately. Confirm changing services with the linked provider. Report a correction and include this page’s address.
From a shortlist to an approved St. Louis apartment
Start a St. Louis shortlist by separating city addresses from county addresses and noting the voucher administrator. Compare transit, accessibility, available date and total housing cost alongside the asking rent.
1. Confirm the administrator for each address
Ask SLHA or County Housing which office will handle the proposed tenancy and whether portability is required. Keep that answer with the property record so documents are sent to the right agency.
2. Use the correct owner packet
SLHA distinguishes the sample tenancy packet from change-of-ownership and rent-increase forms. Ask the owner for the current tenancy paperwork supplied for your case. Identify the authorized signer and the person who can arrange inspection access.
3. Follow up on a specific missing step
When progress stalls, ask whether the issue is a missing document, utility information, rent review, inspection or lease completion. Record the next action and responsible person instead of treating every delay as a denied application.
Questions to resolve while comparing units
- Can an issued voucher be used for a house?
- SLHA describes tenant-based vouchers as usable for qualifying houses or apartments in the private market. The owner, unit and tenancy must meet program requirements.
- Does a waitlist application let me start an assisted lease?
- No. An application is a request to be considered for assistance. Confirm that your agency has issued the voucher and supplied search instructions before relying on subsidy for a new lease.
Compare two rental offers in St. Louis
Copy or print this sheet for a viewing. Record the owner’s written terms for each unit, then take the completed comparison to your housing worker. Blank entries mean information to collect, not zero cost.
| Information to collect | Offer A | Offer B |
|---|---|---|
| Address, unit and owner contact | To collect | To collect |
| Bedrooms, entrance and access needs | To collect | To collect |
| Proposed monthly rent | To collect | To collect |
| Utilities paid by renter; heating system | To collect | To collect |
| Required fees and optional charges | To collect | To collect |
| Deposit and other move-in costs | To collect | To collect |
| Trip to work, services and viewings | To collect | To collect |
| Agency, voucher deadline and next step | To collect | To collect |
The advertised rent and utility bills are not your final tenant share. Ask your administering agency to review its payment standard, utility allowance, rent reasonableness and inspection requirements for the actual unit.
Worksheet: VoucherMatch, October 16, 2026. Based on HUD’s tenant search and tenancy-approval guidance. Use your agency’s official forms to submit a unit; this sheet is a preparation aid.
Suggested citation: VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Rental offer comparison worksheet. October 16, 2026. vouchermatch.com/section-8-apartments.
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