Home prices
The median home in Ruma is valued at $164,700. Compared to its surrounding areas this is approximately $77,060 (87%) higher.Compared to the country as a whole it is approximately $52,800 (24%) lower, and in comparison to the city of St. Louis it is about $26,000 (18%) higher.
Rents
Ruma's median rent is $745 a month. This is roughly $44 (6%) higher in comparison to its surrounding areas.Compared to the rest of the nation it is about $317 (29%) lower, and compared to the city of St. Louis it is approximately $83 (10%) lower.
Nearby places
Evansville
Evansville is about 4 miles southeast from Ruma. The housing prices there are substantially less expensive. The median home in Evansville is valued at $65,200, which works out to $99,500 (152%) lower than Ruma. Its rents are substantially less expensive. In Evansville the median rent is $508 per month, which is $237 (46%) lower than Ruma.
Red Bud
Red Bud is about 5 miles north from Ruma. Its housing prices are somewhat less expensive. The cost of the median home in Red Bud is $139,900, which comes out to $24,800 (17%) lower than Ruma. Rents there are fairly similar. In Red Bud the median monthly rent is $710, which is $35 (4%) lower than Ruma.
Prairie du Rocher
Prairie du Rocher is about 5 miles southwest from Ruma. Its housing prices are a lot less expensive. The median home in Prairie du Rocher is valued at $79,300, which comes out to $85,400 (107%) lower than Ruma. Its rents are pretty similar. The median monthly rent in Prairie du Rocher is $775, which is $30 (3%) higher than Ruma.
Baldwin
Baldwin is approximately 8 miles northeast from Ruma. Real estate prices there are significantly less expensive. The median home price in Baldwin is $77,500, which comes out to $87,200 (112%) lower than Ruma. Rent there is somewhat more expensive. The median rent in Baldwin is $830 a month, which comes out to $85 (10%) higher than Ruma.
Ellis Grove
Ellis Grove is about 9 miles southeast from Ruma. The housing prices there are significantly less expensive. The median home in Ellis Grove is valued at $76,300, which is $88,400 (115%) lower than Ruma. The rent there is somewhat less expensive. Ellis Grove's median monthly rent is $683, which is $62 (9%) lower than Ruma.