Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Missouri
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Charles County | $1,312 | $2,494 | $296,800 |
| 2 | Platte County | $1,247 | $2,635 | $317,600 |
| 3 | Clay County | $1,220 | $2,180 | $256,400 |
| 4 | St. Louis County | $1,164 | $2,240 | $260,700 |
| 5 | Jackson County | $1,151 | $1,861 | $213,300 |
| 6 | Cass County | $1,147 | $2,226 | $269,000 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | $1,072 | $1,595 | $189,700 |
| 8 | Boone County | $1,060 | $2,116 | $254,100 |
| 9 | Clinton County | $985 | $1,743 | $204,300 |
| 10 | Christian County | $979 | $2,057 | $249,700 |
| 11 | St. Louis city | $978 | $1,629 | $185,100 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | $972 | $1,846 | $218,800 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | $972 | $1,878 | $224,800 |
| 14 | Andrew County | $944 | $1,667 | $196,200 |
| 15 | Greene County | $940 | $1,713 | $203,500 |
| 16 | Taney County | $925 | $1,691 | $203,800 |
| 17 | Perry County | $923 | $1,611 | $189,400 |
| 18 | Warren County | $913 | $1,992 | $241,200 |
| 19 | Johnson County | $905 | $1,837 | $221,400 |
| 20 | Jasper County | $904 | $1,387 | $158,500 |
| 21 | Stone County | $892 | $1,909 | $236,500 |
| 22 | Buchanan County | $889 | $1,382 | $156,600 |
| 23 | Cape Girardeau County | $881 | $1,740 | $208,300 |
| 24 | Franklin County | $874 | $1,815 | $214,900 |
| 25 | Pettis County | $863 | $1,415 | $161,500 |
| 26 | Callaway County | $850 | $1,671 | $196,200 |
| 27 | Lafayette County | $848 | $1,697 | $200,300 |
| 28 | Camden County | $838 | $2,154 | $270,700 |
| 29 | Benton County | $823 | $1,408 | $164,700 |
| 30 | Madison County | $817 | $1,368 | $155,900 |
| 31 | Marion County | $813 | $1,402 | $158,100 |
| 32 | Scott County | $809 | $1,269 | $143,700 |
| 33 | Ray County | $808 | $1,611 | $187,400 |
| 34 | Crawford County | $807 | $1,424 | $166,000 |
| 35 | Howard County | $807 | $1,307 | $145,300 |
| 36 | Cole County | $804 | $1,808 | $214,400 |
| 37 | Phelps County | $801 | $1,637 | $194,900 |
| 38 | DeKalb County | $796 | $1,456 | $167,500 |
| 39 | Laclede County | $796 | $1,372 | $158,000 |
| 40 | Polk County | $792 | $1,590 | $189,600 |
| 41 | St. Francois County | $786 | $1,364 | $155,100 |
| 42 | Carroll County | $785 | $1,046 | $110,500 |
| 43 | Lawrence County | $785 | $1,379 | $159,800 |
| 44 | Cedar County | $783 | $1,396 | $162,500 |
| 45 | Adair County | $782 | $1,397 | $159,500 |
| 46 | Mississippi County | $782 | $974 | $100,300 |
| 47 | Barton County | $777 | $1,223 | $136,000 |
| 48 | Newton County | $777 | $1,502 | $175,300 |
| 49 | Webster County | $777 | $1,794 | $219,100 |
| 50 | Ste. Genevieve County | $774 | $1,787 | $215,600 |
| 51 | Butler County | $768 | $1,236 | $138,800 |
| 52 | Montgomery County | $767 | $1,482 | $171,300 |
| 53 | Moniteau County | $766 | $1,456 | $168,300 |
| 54 | Ralls County | $765 | $1,352 | $153,400 |
| 55 | McDonald County | $764 | $1,187 | $134,100 |
| 56 | Cooper County | $763 | $1,659 | $197,100 |
| 57 | Bates County | $760 | $1,345 | $154,800 |
| 58 | Nodaway County | $754 | $1,446 | $165,100 |
| 59 | Barry County | $750 | $1,469 | $172,900 |
| 60 | Livingston County | $747 | $1,258 | $138,300 |
| 61 | Pike County | $742 | $1,178 | $129,400 |
| 62 | Randolph County | $742 | $1,279 | $141,900 |
| 63 | Henry County | $740 | $1,359 | $153,500 |
| 64 | Stoddard County | $737 | $1,209 | $135,400 |
| 65 | Oregon County | $735 | $1,067 | $117,700 |
| 66 | New Madrid County | $734 | $997 | $105,500 |
| 67 | Saline County | $733 | $1,258 | $139,600 |
| 68 | Daviess County | $731 | $1,316 | $149,200 |
| 69 | Miller County | $724 | $1,454 | $169,800 |
| 70 | Howell County | $722 | $1,381 | $161,000 |
| 71 | Vernon County | $722 | $1,225 | $136,700 |
| 72 | Macon County | $719 | $1,166 | $127,000 |
| 73 | Pemiscot County | $708 | $952 | $95,900 |
| 74 | Holt County | $702 | $1,126 | $122,300 |
| 75 | Hickory County | $699 | $1,102 | $123,200 |
| 76 | Audrain County | $698 | $1,132 | $121,600 |
| 77 | Morgan County | $692 | $1,528 | $180,400 |
| 78 | Sullivan County | $692 | $984 | $103,300 |
| 79 | Douglas County | $687 | $1,385 | $164,400 |
| 80 | Dallas County | $685 | $1,301 | $151,200 |
| 81 | Washington County | $680 | $1,078 | $118,400 |
| 82 | Grundy County | $679 | $1,036 | $107,000 |
| 83 | Bollinger County | $677 | $1,255 | $142,400 |
| 84 | Gasconade County | $671 | $1,463 | $168,900 |
| 85 | Iron County | $671 | $1,047 | $113,000 |
| 86 | Monroe County | $667 | $1,306 | $147,400 |
| 87 | Harrison County | $666 | $1,022 | $107,400 |
| 88 | Ripley County | $666 | $1,017 | $110,800 |
| 89 | Carter County | $661 | $1,271 | $147,600 |
| 90 | Knox County | $661 | $945 | $97,200 |
| 91 | Dade County | $650 | $1,366 | $157,200 |
| 92 | Texas County | $647 | $1,109 | $123,300 |
| 93 | Osage County | $644 | $1,708 | $205,700 |
| 94 | Dunklin County | $632 | $911 | $93,800 |
| 95 | Wayne County | $632 | $1,033 | $113,100 |
| 96 | Caldwell County | $628 | $1,380 | $156,700 |
| 97 | Lewis County | $627 | $1,098 | $118,900 |
| 98 | Reynolds County | $627 | $1,078 | $119,900 |
| 99 | Ozark County | $626 | $1,336 | $156,400 |
| 100 | Gentry County | $620 | $1,158 | $123,000 |
| 101 | Dent County | $615 | $1,301 | $149,700 |
| 102 | Linn County | $612 | $1,089 | $117,300 |
| 103 | St. Clair County | $607 | $1,259 | $142,500 |
| 104 | Atchison County | $595 | $1,001 | $100,600 |
| 105 | Maries County | $594 | $1,612 | $193,100 |
| 106 | Clark County | $589 | $1,111 | $117,600 |
| 107 | Putnam County | $575 | $1,068 | $111,600 |
| 108 | Shelby County | $570 | $870 | $86,200 |
| 109 | Wright County | $558 | $1,297 | $152,300 |
| 110 | Mercer County | $548 | $942 | $95,300 |
| 111 | Chariton County | $540 | $1,100 | $118,900 |
| 112 | Scotland County | $516 | $1,273 | $141,100 |
| 113 | Shannon County | $509 | $1,294 | $151,000 |
| 114 | Schuyler County | $382 | $1,106 | $118,200 |
| 115 | Worth County | $353 | $925 | $94,600 |
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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Missouri