Commercial Real Estate Market in University City, MO
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
8 active listings and 2 off-market properties in University City, MO.
Market Trends
University City, MO spans 5.0 square miles in St. Louis County, Missouri. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in University City, MO runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in University City, MO runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in University City, MO runs 4.9% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2019. Nearly 1.6x the 2022 low of 3.1%.
Multifamily
Multifamily space in University City, MO has a median asking sale price of $175/SF (based on 6 listings). Vacancy runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
University City, MO has 29,454 residents in 14,106 households. Density runs 5,846 people per square mile. Median household income here is $81,103 and median gross rent $1,199 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | $101 (county avg) | $24.00 |
| Brentwood | $101 (county avg) | — |
| Maplewood | $139 | — |
Commercial property in University City, MO asks $175/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $101/SF in Clayton (county figure) to $139/SF in Maplewood, and the city sits above their $101/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 7 active for-sale and 1 active for-lease listings in University City, MO. The sale median is based on 6 of the for-sale listings that state a price per square foot; too few for-lease listings state a rent per square foot for a rent median. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at Midwest region level, retail vacancy is reported at Midwest region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Midwest region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
