Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Missouri
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | $37,500 | $879 | $86,200 |
| 2 | Dunklin County | $39,500 | $921 | $93,800 |
| 3 | Worth County | $40,000 | $935 | $94,600 |
| 4 | Knox County | $41,000 | $955 | $97,200 |
| 5 | Mercer County | $41,000 | $952 | $95,300 |
| 6 | Pemiscot County | $41,000 | $962 | $95,900 |
| 7 | Mississippi County | $42,000 | $984 | $100,300 |
| 8 | Sullivan County | $42,500 | $995 | $103,300 |
| 9 | New Madrid County | $43,000 | $1,009 | $105,500 |
| 10 | Atchison County | $43,500 | $1,011 | $100,600 |
| 11 | Ripley County | $44,000 | $1,029 | $110,800 |
| 12 | Harrison County | $44,500 | $1,033 | $107,400 |
| 13 | Grundy County | $45,000 | $1,048 | $107,000 |
| 14 | Wayne County | $45,000 | $1,045 | $113,100 |
| 15 | Carroll County | $45,500 | $1,058 | $110,500 |
| 16 | Iron County | $45,500 | $1,059 | $113,000 |
| 17 | Oregon County | $46,500 | $1,079 | $117,700 |
| 18 | Putnam County | $46,500 | $1,080 | $111,600 |
| 19 | Reynolds County | $46,500 | $1,090 | $119,900 |
| 20 | Linn County | $47,000 | $1,102 | $117,300 |
| 21 | Washington County | $47,000 | $1,091 | $118,400 |
| 22 | Chariton County | $47,500 | $1,113 | $118,900 |
| 23 | Lewis County | $47,500 | $1,111 | $118,900 |
| 24 | Clark County | $48,000 | $1,124 | $117,600 |
| 25 | Hickory County | $48,000 | $1,115 | $123,200 |
| 26 | Schuyler County | $48,000 | $1,119 | $118,200 |
| 27 | Texas County | $48,000 | $1,122 | $123,300 |
| 28 | Audrain County | $49,000 | $1,145 | $121,600 |
| 29 | Holt County | $49,000 | $1,140 | $122,300 |
| 30 | Gentry County | $50,000 | $1,171 | $123,000 |
| 31 | Macon County | $50,500 | $1,180 | $127,000 |
| 32 | Pike County | $51,000 | $1,192 | $129,400 |
| 33 | McDonald County | $51,500 | $1,201 | $134,100 |
| 34 | Stoddard County | $52,500 | $1,224 | $135,400 |
| 35 | Barton County | $53,000 | $1,238 | $136,000 |
| 36 | Vernon County | $53,000 | $1,240 | $136,700 |
| 37 | Butler County | $53,500 | $1,251 | $138,800 |
| 38 | Bollinger County | $54,500 | $1,270 | $142,400 |
| 39 | Livingston County | $54,500 | $1,273 | $138,300 |
| 40 | St. Clair County | $54,500 | $1,274 | $142,500 |
| 41 | Saline County | $54,500 | $1,273 | $139,600 |
| 42 | Carter County | $55,000 | $1,287 | $147,600 |
| 43 | Scotland County | $55,000 | $1,288 | $141,100 |
| 44 | Scott County | $55,000 | $1,284 | $143,700 |
| 45 | Randolph County | $55,500 | $1,294 | $141,900 |
| 46 | Shannon County | $56,000 | $1,310 | $151,000 |
| 47 | Dallas County | $56,500 | $1,318 | $151,200 |
| 48 | Dent County | $56,500 | $1,317 | $149,700 |
| 49 | Howard County | $56,500 | $1,323 | $145,300 |
| 50 | Monroe County | $56,500 | $1,322 | $147,400 |
| 51 | Wright County | $56,500 | $1,314 | $152,300 |
| 52 | Daviess County | $57,000 | $1,332 | $149,200 |
| 53 | Ozark County | $58,000 | $1,353 | $156,400 |
| 54 | Bates County | $58,500 | $1,362 | $154,800 |
| 55 | Ralls County | $58,500 | $1,369 | $153,400 |
| 56 | Henry County | $59,000 | $1,376 | $153,500 |
| 57 | St. Francois County | $59,000 | $1,381 | $155,100 |
| 58 | Dade County | $59,500 | $1,383 | $157,200 |
| 59 | Laclede County | $59,500 | $1,390 | $158,000 |
| 60 | Madison County | $59,500 | $1,385 | $155,900 |
| 61 | Buchanan County | $60,000 | $1,399 | $156,600 |
| 62 | Caldwell County | $60,000 | $1,397 | $156,700 |
| 63 | Douglas County | $60,000 | $1,403 | $164,400 |
| 64 | Howell County | $60,000 | $1,398 | $161,000 |
| 65 | Jasper County | $60,000 | $1,405 | $158,500 |
| 66 | Lawrence County | $60,000 | $1,397 | $159,800 |
| 67 | Adair County | $60,500 | $1,415 | $159,500 |
| 68 | Cedar County | $60,500 | $1,414 | $162,500 |
| 69 | Benton County | $61,000 | $1,426 | $164,700 |
| 70 | Marion County | $61,000 | $1,419 | $158,100 |
| 71 | Pettis County | $61,500 | $1,433 | $161,500 |
| 72 | Crawford County | $62,000 | $1,442 | $166,000 |
| 73 | Nodaway County | $62,500 | $1,464 | $165,100 |
| 74 | DeKalb County | $63,000 | $1,474 | $167,500 |
| 75 | Miller County | $63,000 | $1,473 | $169,800 |
| 76 | Moniteau County | $63,000 | $1,474 | $168,300 |
| 77 | Barry County | $63,500 | $1,487 | $172,900 |
| 78 | Gasconade County | $63,500 | $1,481 | $168,900 |
| 79 | Montgomery County | $64,500 | $1,501 | $171,300 |
| 80 | Newton County | $65,000 | $1,521 | $175,300 |
| 81 | Morgan County | $66,500 | $1,548 | $180,400 |
| 82 | Polk County | $69,000 | $1,611 | $189,600 |
| 83 | Pulaski County | $69,500 | $1,616 | $189,700 |
| 84 | Maries County | $70,000 | $1,633 | $193,100 |
| 85 | Perry County | $70,000 | $1,631 | $189,400 |
| 86 | Ray County | $70,000 | $1,632 | $187,400 |
| 87 | St. Louis city | $70,500 | $1,649 | $185,100 |
| 88 | Phelps County | $71,000 | $1,659 | $194,900 |
| 89 | Cooper County | $72,000 | $1,681 | $197,100 |
| 90 | Andrew County | $72,500 | $1,688 | $196,200 |
| 91 | Callaway County | $72,500 | $1,693 | $196,200 |
| 92 | Lafayette County | $73,500 | $1,719 | $200,300 |
| 93 | Taney County | $73,500 | $1,714 | $203,800 |
| 94 | Osage County | $74,000 | $1,730 | $205,700 |
| 95 | Greene County | $74,500 | $1,736 | $203,500 |
| 96 | Cape Girardeau County | $75,500 | $1,763 | $208,300 |
| 97 | Clinton County | $75,500 | $1,765 | $204,300 |
| 98 | Ste. Genevieve County | $77,500 | $1,810 | $215,600 |
| 99 | Webster County | $78,000 | $1,818 | $219,100 |
| 100 | Cole County | $78,500 | $1,832 | $214,400 |
| 101 | Franklin County | $79,000 | $1,839 | $214,900 |
| 102 | Jefferson County | $80,000 | $1,871 | $218,800 |
| 103 | Johnson County | $80,000 | $1,861 | $221,400 |
| 104 | Jackson County | $81,000 | $1,884 | $213,300 |
| 105 | Lincoln County | $81,500 | $1,903 | $224,800 |
| 106 | Stone County | $83,000 | $1,935 | $236,500 |
| 107 | Warren County | $86,500 | $2,018 | $241,200 |
| 108 | Christian County | $89,500 | $2,084 | $249,700 |
| 109 | Boone County | $92,000 | $2,144 | $254,100 |
| 110 | Camden County | $93,500 | $2,184 | $270,700 |
| 111 | Clay County | $94,500 | $2,208 | $256,400 |
| 112 | Cass County | $96,500 | $2,256 | $269,000 |
| 113 | St. Louis County | $97,000 | $2,269 | $260,700 |
| 114 | St. Charles County | $108,500 | $2,527 | $296,800 |
| 115 | Platte County | $114,500 | $2,671 | $317,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.24%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Missouri