Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Missouri
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maries County | 27.1 yrs | $193,100 | $594 |
| 2 | Camden County | 26.9 yrs | $270,700 | $838 |
| 3 | Osage County | 26.6 yrs | $205,700 | $644 |
| 4 | Schuyler County | 25.8 yrs | $118,200 | $382 |
| 5 | Shannon County | 24.7 yrs | $151,000 | $509 |
| 6 | Webster County | 23.5 yrs | $219,100 | $777 |
| 7 | Ste. Genevieve County | 23.2 yrs | $215,600 | $774 |
| 8 | Scotland County | 22.8 yrs | $141,100 | $516 |
| 9 | Wright County | 22.7 yrs | $152,300 | $558 |
| 10 | Worth County | 22.3 yrs | $94,600 | $353 |
| 11 | Cole County | 22.2 yrs | $214,400 | $804 |
| 12 | Stone County | 22.1 yrs | $236,500 | $892 |
| 13 | Warren County | 22.0 yrs | $241,200 | $913 |
| 14 | Morgan County | 21.7 yrs | $180,400 | $692 |
| 15 | Cooper County | 21.5 yrs | $197,100 | $763 |
| 16 | Christian County | 21.3 yrs | $249,700 | $979 |
| 17 | Platte County | 21.2 yrs | $317,600 | $1,247 |
| 18 | Gasconade County | 21.0 yrs | $168,900 | $671 |
| 19 | Ozark County | 20.8 yrs | $156,400 | $626 |
| 20 | Caldwell County | 20.8 yrs | $156,700 | $628 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 20.5 yrs | $214,900 | $874 |
| 22 | Johnson County | 20.4 yrs | $221,400 | $905 |
| 23 | Dent County | 20.3 yrs | $149,700 | $615 |
| 24 | Phelps County | 20.3 yrs | $194,900 | $801 |
| 25 | Dade County | 20.2 yrs | $157,200 | $650 |
| 26 | Boone County | 20.0 yrs | $254,100 | $1,060 |
| 27 | Polk County | 19.9 yrs | $189,600 | $792 |
| 28 | Douglas County | 19.9 yrs | $164,400 | $687 |
| 29 | Cape Girardeau County | 19.7 yrs | $208,300 | $881 |
| 30 | Lafayette County | 19.7 yrs | $200,300 | $848 |
| 31 | St. Clair County | 19.6 yrs | $142,500 | $607 |
| 32 | Miller County | 19.5 yrs | $169,800 | $724 |
| 33 | Cass County | 19.5 yrs | $269,000 | $1,147 |
| 34 | Ray County | 19.3 yrs | $187,400 | $808 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 19.3 yrs | $224,800 | $972 |
| 36 | Callaway County | 19.2 yrs | $196,200 | $850 |
| 37 | Barry County | 19.2 yrs | $172,900 | $750 |
| 38 | St. Charles County | 18.9 yrs | $296,800 | $1,312 |
| 39 | Newton County | 18.8 yrs | $175,300 | $777 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 18.8 yrs | $218,800 | $972 |
| 41 | St. Louis County | 18.7 yrs | $260,700 | $1,164 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 18.6 yrs | $171,300 | $767 |
| 43 | Carter County | 18.6 yrs | $147,600 | $661 |
| 44 | Howell County | 18.6 yrs | $161,000 | $722 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 18.4 yrs | $147,400 | $667 |
| 46 | Dallas County | 18.4 yrs | $151,200 | $685 |
| 47 | Taney County | 18.4 yrs | $203,800 | $925 |
| 48 | Chariton County | 18.3 yrs | $118,900 | $540 |
| 49 | Moniteau County | 18.3 yrs | $168,300 | $766 |
| 50 | Nodaway County | 18.2 yrs | $165,100 | $754 |
| 51 | Greene County | 18.0 yrs | $203,500 | $940 |
| 52 | DeKalb County | 17.5 yrs | $167,500 | $796 |
| 53 | Bollinger County | 17.5 yrs | $142,400 | $677 |
| 54 | Clay County | 17.5 yrs | $256,400 | $1,220 |
| 55 | Andrew County | 17.3 yrs | $196,200 | $944 |
| 56 | Cedar County | 17.3 yrs | $162,500 | $783 |
| 57 | Henry County | 17.3 yrs | $153,500 | $740 |
| 58 | Clinton County | 17.3 yrs | $204,300 | $985 |
| 59 | Crawford County | 17.1 yrs | $166,000 | $807 |
| 60 | Perry County | 17.1 yrs | $189,400 | $923 |
| 61 | Daviess County | 17.0 yrs | $149,200 | $731 |
| 62 | Adair County | 17.0 yrs | $159,500 | $782 |
| 63 | Bates County | 17.0 yrs | $154,800 | $760 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 17.0 yrs | $159,800 | $785 |
| 65 | Ralls County | 16.7 yrs | $153,400 | $765 |
| 66 | Benton County | 16.7 yrs | $164,700 | $823 |
| 67 | Clark County | 16.6 yrs | $117,600 | $589 |
| 68 | Laclede County | 16.5 yrs | $158,000 | $796 |
| 69 | Gentry County | 16.5 yrs | $123,000 | $620 |
| 70 | St. Francois County | 16.4 yrs | $155,100 | $786 |
| 71 | Marion County | 16.2 yrs | $158,100 | $813 |
| 72 | Putnam County | 16.2 yrs | $111,600 | $575 |
| 73 | Linn County | 16.0 yrs | $117,300 | $612 |
| 74 | Randolph County | 15.9 yrs | $141,900 | $742 |
| 75 | Reynolds County | 15.9 yrs | $119,900 | $627 |
| 76 | Madison County | 15.9 yrs | $155,900 | $817 |
| 77 | Texas County | 15.9 yrs | $123,300 | $647 |
| 78 | Saline County | 15.9 yrs | $139,600 | $733 |
| 79 | Lewis County | 15.8 yrs | $118,900 | $627 |
| 80 | Vernon County | 15.8 yrs | $136,700 | $722 |
| 81 | St. Louis city | 15.8 yrs | $185,100 | $978 |
| 82 | Pettis County | 15.6 yrs | $161,500 | $863 |
| 83 | Jackson County | 15.4 yrs | $213,300 | $1,151 |
| 84 | Livingston County | 15.4 yrs | $138,300 | $747 |
| 85 | Stoddard County | 15.3 yrs | $135,400 | $737 |
| 86 | Butler County | 15.1 yrs | $138,800 | $768 |
| 87 | Howard County | 15.0 yrs | $145,300 | $807 |
| 88 | Wayne County | 14.9 yrs | $113,100 | $632 |
| 89 | Scott County | 14.8 yrs | $143,700 | $809 |
| 90 | Pulaski County | 14.7 yrs | $189,700 | $1,072 |
| 91 | Macon County | 14.7 yrs | $127,000 | $719 |
| 92 | Hickory County | 14.7 yrs | $123,200 | $699 |
| 93 | Buchanan County | 14.7 yrs | $156,600 | $889 |
| 94 | McDonald County | 14.6 yrs | $134,100 | $764 |
| 95 | Jasper County | 14.6 yrs | $158,500 | $904 |
| 96 | Barton County | 14.6 yrs | $136,000 | $777 |
| 97 | Pike County | 14.5 yrs | $129,400 | $742 |
| 98 | Holt County | 14.5 yrs | $122,300 | $702 |
| 99 | Audrain County | 14.5 yrs | $121,600 | $698 |
| 100 | Washington County | 14.5 yrs | $118,400 | $680 |
| 101 | Mercer County | 14.5 yrs | $95,300 | $548 |
| 102 | Atchison County | 14.1 yrs | $100,600 | $595 |
| 103 | Iron County | 14.0 yrs | $113,000 | $671 |
| 104 | Ripley County | 13.9 yrs | $110,800 | $666 |
| 105 | Harrison County | 13.4 yrs | $107,400 | $666 |
| 106 | Oregon County | 13.3 yrs | $117,700 | $735 |
| 107 | Grundy County | 13.1 yrs | $107,000 | $679 |
| 108 | Shelby County | 12.6 yrs | $86,200 | $570 |
| 109 | Sullivan County | 12.4 yrs | $103,300 | $692 |
| 110 | Dunklin County | 12.4 yrs | $93,800 | $632 |
| 111 | Knox County | 12.3 yrs | $97,200 | $661 |
| 112 | New Madrid County | 12.0 yrs | $105,500 | $734 |
| 113 | Carroll County | 11.7 yrs | $110,500 | $785 |
| 114 | Pemiscot County | 11.3 yrs | $95,900 | $708 |
| 115 | Mississippi County | 10.7 yrs | $100,300 | $782 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Missouri