Housing in Boulevard Heights at a glance
- Population
- 8,690
- Housing units
- about 3,645
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $169,000St. Louis: $197,500 (-15%)
- Median gross rent
- $890 a monthSt. Louis: $997 (-11%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 81.8%St. Louis: 45.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 95.7%
- Median year built
- 1953
Few places in St. Louis tilt toward ownership as hard as Boulevard Heights, where 81.8% of households own their home, the top share among the ten sectors and 36.5 points beyond St. Louis's 45.3%. Only 627 households rent. South of the population centre, this is a sector of $169,000 median value (15% under the citywide $197,500) and $890 rent, which is 11% below the $997 figure and eighth-highest of ten. Its typical home went up in 1953, while 95.7% of its housing is older than 1980. Next to it, Princeton Heights has 54.2% ownership, Carondelet 56.3% and Bevo Mill 64.6%, so Boulevard Heights leads every neighbour on that count, by a wide gap. Its 3,645 housing units are occupied mostly by owners, which is the reverse of the picture in the city's more rental-heavy sectors. The estimate draws on 8,051 residents in three census tracts, and its 2,819 owner households make this the most owner-heavy place in the ranking.
Questions about Boulevard Heights
What is the median home value in Boulevard Heights, St. Louis?
$169,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $197,500 for St. Louis as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Boulevard Heights?
$890 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $997 in St. Louis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Boulevard Heights own or rent?
Most own: 81.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 45.3% in St. Louis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 3 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of St. Louis GIS, Neighborhoods (consulted 2026-11-02).
Boulevard Heights is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 79 official neighborhoods) of St. Louis: population 8,690 (Neighborhood Census Data, 2020 Census (City of St. Louis Planning & Urban Design Agency)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for St. Louis as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Boulevard Heights
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Boulevard Heights. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Boulevard Heights? Ask for your spot.