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.
Where does yours land?
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 | $37,000 | $859 | $86,200 |
| 2 | Dunklin County | $38,500 | $899 | $93,800 |
| 3 | Worth County | $39,000 | $913 | $94,600 |
| 4 | Knox County | $40,000 | $932 | $97,200 |
| 5 | Mercer County | $40,000 | $930 | $95,300 |
| 6 | Pemiscot County | $40,000 | $939 | $95,900 |
| 7 | Mississippi County | $41,000 | $960 | $100,300 |
| 8 | Sullivan County | $41,500 | $970 | $103,300 |
| 9 | New Madrid County | $42,000 | $983 | $105,500 |
| 10 | Atchison County | $42,500 | $987 | $100,600 |
| 11 | Harrison County | $43,000 | $1,007 | $107,400 |
| 12 | Ripley County | $43,000 | $1,002 | $110,800 |
| 13 | Wayne County | $43,500 | $1,018 | $113,100 |
| 14 | Carroll County | $44,000 | $1,032 | $110,500 |
| 15 | Grundy County | $44,000 | $1,022 | $107,000 |
| 16 | Iron County | $44,000 | $1,032 | $113,000 |
| 17 | Oregon County | $45,000 | $1,051 | $117,700 |
| 18 | Putnam County | $45,000 | $1,053 | $111,600 |
| 19 | Reynolds County | $45,500 | $1,062 | $119,900 |
| 20 | Washington County | $45,500 | $1,063 | $118,400 |
| 21 | Linn County | $46,000 | $1,073 | $117,300 |
| 22 | Chariton County | $46,500 | $1,084 | $118,900 |
| 23 | Hickory County | $46,500 | $1,086 | $123,200 |
| 24 | Lewis County | $46,500 | $1,082 | $118,900 |
| 25 | Schuyler County | $46,500 | $1,090 | $118,200 |
| 26 | Clark County | $47,000 | $1,095 | $117,600 |
| 27 | Texas County | $47,000 | $1,092 | $123,300 |
| 28 | Holt County | $47,500 | $1,110 | $122,300 |
| 29 | Audrain County | $48,000 | $1,115 | $121,600 |
| 30 | Gentry County | $49,000 | $1,141 | $123,000 |
| 31 | Macon County | $49,500 | $1,149 | $127,000 |
| 32 | Pike County | $49,500 | $1,161 | $129,400 |
| 33 | McDonald County | $50,000 | $1,169 | $134,100 |
| 34 | Stoddard County | $51,000 | $1,191 | $135,400 |
| 35 | Barton County | $51,500 | $1,205 | $136,000 |
| 36 | Vernon County | $51,500 | $1,206 | $136,700 |
| 37 | Butler County | $52,000 | $1,217 | $138,800 |
| 38 | Bollinger County | $53,000 | $1,236 | $142,400 |
| 39 | Livingston County | $53,000 | $1,240 | $138,300 |
| 40 | St. Clair County | $53,000 | $1,239 | $142,500 |
| 41 | Saline County | $53,000 | $1,239 | $139,600 |
| 42 | Carter County | $53,500 | $1,251 | $147,600 |
| 43 | Scotland County | $53,500 | $1,254 | $141,100 |
| 44 | Scott County | $53,500 | $1,249 | $143,700 |
| 45 | Randolph County | $54,000 | $1,260 | $141,900 |
| 46 | Shannon County | $54,500 | $1,274 | $151,000 |
| 47 | Wright County | $54,500 | $1,276 | $152,300 |
| 48 | Dallas County | $55,000 | $1,281 | $151,200 |
| 49 | Dent County | $55,000 | $1,281 | $149,700 |
| 50 | Howard County | $55,000 | $1,287 | $145,300 |
| 51 | Monroe County | $55,000 | $1,286 | $147,400 |
| 52 | Daviess County | $55,500 | $1,295 | $149,200 |
| 53 | Bates County | $56,500 | $1,324 | $154,800 |
| 54 | Ozark County | $56,500 | $1,315 | $156,400 |
| 55 | Ralls County | $57,000 | $1,332 | $153,400 |
| 56 | Dade County | $57,500 | $1,345 | $157,200 |
| 57 | Henry County | $57,500 | $1,338 | $153,500 |
| 58 | Madison County | $57,500 | $1,347 | $155,900 |
| 59 | St. Francois County | $57,500 | $1,343 | $155,100 |
| 60 | Caldwell County | $58,000 | $1,359 | $156,700 |
| 61 | Howell County | $58,000 | $1,359 | $161,000 |
| 62 | Laclede County | $58,000 | $1,351 | $158,000 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | $58,000 | $1,357 | $159,800 |
| 64 | Buchanan County | $58,500 | $1,360 | $156,600 |
| 65 | Douglas County | $58,500 | $1,363 | $164,400 |
| 66 | Jasper County | $58,500 | $1,366 | $158,500 |
| 67 | Adair County | $59,000 | $1,376 | $159,500 |
| 68 | Cedar County | $59,000 | $1,374 | $162,500 |
| 69 | Marion County | $59,000 | $1,380 | $158,100 |
| 70 | Benton County | $59,500 | $1,385 | $164,700 |
| 71 | Pettis County | $59,500 | $1,393 | $161,500 |
| 72 | Crawford County | $60,000 | $1,402 | $166,000 |
| 73 | Nodaway County | $61,000 | $1,423 | $165,100 |
| 74 | DeKalb County | $61,500 | $1,433 | $167,500 |
| 75 | Gasconade County | $61,500 | $1,440 | $168,900 |
| 76 | Miller County | $61,500 | $1,431 | $169,800 |
| 77 | Moniteau County | $61,500 | $1,433 | $168,300 |
| 78 | Barry County | $62,000 | $1,445 | $172,900 |
| 79 | Montgomery County | $62,500 | $1,459 | $171,300 |
| 80 | Newton County | $63,500 | $1,478 | $175,300 |
| 81 | Morgan County | $64,500 | $1,503 | $180,400 |
| 82 | Polk County | $67,000 | $1,564 | $189,600 |
| 83 | Pulaski County | $67,000 | $1,569 | $189,700 |
| 84 | Maries County | $68,000 | $1,585 | $193,100 |
| 85 | Perry County | $68,000 | $1,585 | $189,400 |
| 86 | Ray County | $68,000 | $1,585 | $187,400 |
| 87 | St. Louis city | $68,500 | $1,604 | $185,100 |
| 88 | Phelps County | $69,000 | $1,611 | $194,900 |
| 89 | Cooper County | $70,000 | $1,632 | $197,100 |
| 90 | Andrew County | $70,500 | $1,640 | $196,200 |
| 91 | Callaway County | $70,500 | $1,644 | $196,200 |
| 92 | Lafayette County | $71,500 | $1,670 | $200,300 |
| 93 | Taney County | $71,500 | $1,663 | $203,800 |
| 94 | Greene County | $72,000 | $1,685 | $203,500 |
| 95 | Osage County | $72,000 | $1,679 | $205,700 |
| 96 | Cape Girardeau County | $73,500 | $1,711 | $208,300 |
| 97 | Clinton County | $73,500 | $1,715 | $204,300 |
| 98 | Ste. Genevieve County | $75,500 | $1,757 | $215,600 |
| 99 | Webster County | $75,500 | $1,764 | $219,100 |
| 100 | Cole County | $76,000 | $1,778 | $214,400 |
| 101 | Franklin County | $76,500 | $1,786 | $214,900 |
| 102 | Johnson County | $77,500 | $1,806 | $221,400 |
| 103 | Jefferson County | $78,000 | $1,816 | $218,800 |
| 104 | Jackson County | $78,500 | $1,831 | $213,300 |
| 105 | Lincoln County | $79,000 | $1,847 | $224,800 |
| 106 | Stone County | $80,500 | $1,876 | $236,500 |
| 107 | Warren County | $84,000 | $1,958 | $241,200 |
| 108 | Christian County | $86,500 | $2,022 | $249,700 |
| 109 | Boone County | $89,000 | $2,080 | $254,100 |
| 110 | Camden County | $90,500 | $2,116 | $270,700 |
| 111 | Clay County | $92,000 | $2,144 | $256,400 |
| 112 | Cass County | $94,000 | $2,189 | $269,000 |
| 113 | St. Louis County | $94,500 | $2,204 | $260,700 |
| 114 | St. Charles County | $105,000 | $2,452 | $296,800 |
| 115 | Platte County | $111,000 | $2,591 | $317,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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