2024: Zillow ranks St. Louis as the best US city for first-time homebuyers, with affordable homes and a median sales price of $205,500.

Zillow has ranked St. Louis as the best US city for first-time homebuyers in 2024, with over two-thirds of homes in the city considered affordable and a median sales price of $205,500. In 2023, first-time home buyers accounted for half of all home purchases, reaching the highest share since Zillow's Consumer Housing Trends Report began in 2018. Zillow advises potential buyers to get their finances in order and be pre-approved for a home loan, as an increase in new listings will offer more choices and help ease price growth.