Bedroom count
Property type
Last updated on October 22, 2026
Last updated on October 22, 2026
Bedroom count
Property type
East St Louis, IL rent slipped 4.0% year over year, with a current median of $1,200/month. Renters today are paying $31 less per month on average than last year, continuing a downward trend from the peak of $1,500/month in late 2024.
East St Louis, IL sits 36.8% more affordable than the $1,900/month national median, with a small total rental inventory of 77 units dominated by houses.
East St Louis rents range from studios at $450/month to 4+ bedrooms at $1,700/month. The inventory is mostly houses, which have a median rent of $1,280/month. Apartments, making up 26.4% of rentals, run a median of $950/month.
Median rent in East St Louis
$1,200/mo
vs previous year
The average rent in East St Louis is $1,200 per month as of October 2026. This is 37% below the national average rent, or $700 less per month.
average price per square foot
Available rentals in East St Louis
77
for rent on Zumper.com as of October 2026
Share of East St Louis rentals at each price point
Average rent prices in East St Louis have decreased by 6% over the last month and have decreased by 4% since last year.
Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.
Rent prices in East St Louis vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in East St Louis is $950, whereas a house costs $1,279. 1-bedroom apartments in East St Louis run $760 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $1,000.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Studio | $450 | - | - | |
1 bedroom | $795 | 1% | 2% | |
2 bedroom | $872 | 2% | 3% | |
3 bedroom | $1,300 | 3% | 1% | |
4 bedroom | $1,700 | 5% | 2% |
Listings | ||
|---|---|---|
East Saint Louis | $1,200 |
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apartments | $950 | 8% | 8% | |
Condos | $922 | No Change | - | |
Houses | $1,279 | 3% | 4% |
Studio
Average rent
$450
1 bedroom
Average rent
$795
Last 30 days
1%
Last year
2%
2 bedroom
Average rent
$872
Last 30 days
2%
Last year
3%
3 bedroom
Average rent
$1,300
Last 30 days
3%
Last year
1%
4 bedroom
Average rent
$1,700
Last 30 days
5%
Last year
2%
East Saint Louis
Average rent
$1,200
Apartments
Average rent
$950
Last 30 days
8%
Last year
8%
Condos
Average rent
$922
Houses
Average rent
$1,279
Last 30 days
3%
Last year
4%
The table above reflects average rent prices in East St. Louis, IL, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.
Compare median rent prices in East St Louis and Bellefontaine Neighbors by all bedroom counts and property types.
East St Louis
lower than the national median
lower than the national median
Takeaway
The median rent for all rentals in East St Louis, IL is 14% lower than the median rent in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO.
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Quick answers to common questions about the East St Louis rental market.
The average rent in East St Louis is $1,200 per month as of October 17, 2026.
Average rent prices in East St Louis have decreased by 6% over the last month and have decreased by 4% since last year.
Rent in East St Louis is 37% below the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $700 less per month.
To comfortably afford rent in East St Louis, you'd need to earn approximately $48,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.
January offers the lowest rental prices in East St. Louis, with rents roughly 31% lower than November's peak pricing. April and August see the most competition among renters.
Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.
Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).