Clinton-Peabody — SLHA Public Housing in St. Louis

1435 Hickory Ln, St. Louis, MO, 63104

About this apartment

Clinton-Peabody is one of St. Louis's oldest and largest remaining traditional public housing communities — about 281 homes near downtown. Rent is income-based; apply through SLHA.

This is SLHA public housing. Applications go through the St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) waitlist — not a private landlord.

About Clinton-Peabody

Clinton-Peabody is one of St. Louis's oldest and largest remaining traditional public housing communities — about 281 homes near Hickory Lane, in the Peabody-Darst-Webbe area just south of downtown. It opened in the 1940s. Rent in the subsidized public housing units is income-based, set at about 30% of adjusted household income.

How to apply

1. Apply through slha.org using the online RentCafe portal when a waitlist is open
2. Site-based and voucher waitlists open and close periodically and are often closed — check current status with SLHA
3. You can indicate community preferences; Clinton-Peabody may be available
4. When a matching unit is available, SLHA contacts you for an eligibility review and an offer

Rent is about 30% of adjusted household income — there is no flat market rent.

Your rights

Missouri House Bill 595 (2025) nullified St. Louis's local source-of-income ordinance and expressly allows landlords to decline Housing Choice Vouchers — so a private landlord may now legally refuse your voucher, and Missouri has no statewide protection. Federal Fair Housing protections still apply: a landlord may not refuse you based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability.

Neighborhood

The area sits just south of downtown St. Louis, served by Metro Transit (MetroBus) routes with connections to downtown and the MetroLink light rail.

For current waitlist information, call SLHA at (314) 531-4770 or visit slha.org. Applications are free.