Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Missouri
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
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Missouri ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi County | 10.7 yrs | $100,300 | $782 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 11.3 yrs | $95,900 | $708 |
| 3 | Carroll County | 11.7 yrs | $110,500 | $785 |
| 4 | New Madrid County | 12.0 yrs | $105,500 | $734 |
| 5 | Knox County | 12.3 yrs | $97,200 | $661 |
| 6 | Dunklin County | 12.4 yrs | $93,800 | $632 |
| 7 | Sullivan County | 12.4 yrs | $103,300 | $692 |
| 8 | Shelby County | 12.6 yrs | $86,200 | $570 |
| 9 | Grundy County | 13.1 yrs | $107,000 | $679 |
| 10 | Oregon County | 13.3 yrs | $117,700 | $735 |
| 11 | Harrison County | 13.4 yrs | $107,400 | $666 |
| 12 | Ripley County | 13.9 yrs | $110,800 | $666 |
| 13 | Iron County | 14.0 yrs | $113,000 | $671 |
| 14 | Atchison County | 14.1 yrs | $100,600 | $595 |
| 15 | Mercer County | 14.5 yrs | $95,300 | $548 |
| 16 | Washington County | 14.5 yrs | $118,400 | $680 |
| 17 | Audrain County | 14.5 yrs | $121,600 | $698 |
| 18 | Holt County | 14.5 yrs | $122,300 | $702 |
| 19 | Pike County | 14.5 yrs | $129,400 | $742 |
| 20 | Barton County | 14.6 yrs | $136,000 | $777 |
| 21 | Jasper County | 14.6 yrs | $158,500 | $904 |
| 22 | McDonald County | 14.6 yrs | $134,100 | $764 |
| 23 | Buchanan County | 14.7 yrs | $156,600 | $889 |
| 24 | Hickory County | 14.7 yrs | $123,200 | $699 |
| 25 | Macon County | 14.7 yrs | $127,000 | $719 |
| 26 | Pulaski County | 14.7 yrs | $189,700 | $1,072 |
| 27 | Scott County | 14.8 yrs | $143,700 | $809 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 14.9 yrs | $113,100 | $632 |
| 29 | Howard County | 15.0 yrs | $145,300 | $807 |
| 30 | Butler County | 15.1 yrs | $138,800 | $768 |
| 31 | Stoddard County | 15.3 yrs | $135,400 | $737 |
| 32 | Livingston County | 15.4 yrs | $138,300 | $747 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 15.4 yrs | $213,300 | $1,151 |
| 34 | Pettis County | 15.6 yrs | $161,500 | $863 |
| 35 | St. Louis city | 15.8 yrs | $185,100 | $978 |
| 36 | Vernon County | 15.8 yrs | $136,700 | $722 |
| 37 | Lewis County | 15.8 yrs | $118,900 | $627 |
| 38 | Saline County | 15.9 yrs | $139,600 | $733 |
| 39 | Texas County | 15.9 yrs | $123,300 | $647 |
| 40 | Madison County | 15.9 yrs | $155,900 | $817 |
| 41 | Reynolds County | 15.9 yrs | $119,900 | $627 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 15.9 yrs | $141,900 | $742 |
| 43 | Linn County | 16.0 yrs | $117,300 | $612 |
| 44 | Putnam County | 16.2 yrs | $111,600 | $575 |
| 45 | Marion County | 16.2 yrs | $158,100 | $813 |
| 46 | St. Francois County | 16.4 yrs | $155,100 | $786 |
| 47 | Gentry County | 16.5 yrs | $123,000 | $620 |
| 48 | Laclede County | 16.5 yrs | $158,000 | $796 |
| 49 | Clark County | 16.6 yrs | $117,600 | $589 |
| 50 | Benton County | 16.7 yrs | $164,700 | $823 |
| 51 | Ralls County | 16.7 yrs | $153,400 | $765 |
| 52 | Lawrence County | 17.0 yrs | $159,800 | $785 |
| 53 | Bates County | 17.0 yrs | $154,800 | $760 |
| 54 | Adair County | 17.0 yrs | $159,500 | $782 |
| 55 | Daviess County | 17.0 yrs | $149,200 | $731 |
| 56 | Perry County | 17.1 yrs | $189,400 | $923 |
| 57 | Crawford County | 17.1 yrs | $166,000 | $807 |
| 58 | Clinton County | 17.3 yrs | $204,300 | $985 |
| 59 | Henry County | 17.3 yrs | $153,500 | $740 |
| 60 | Cedar County | 17.3 yrs | $162,500 | $783 |
| 61 | Andrew County | 17.3 yrs | $196,200 | $944 |
| 62 | Clay County | 17.5 yrs | $256,400 | $1,220 |
| 63 | Bollinger County | 17.5 yrs | $142,400 | $677 |
| 64 | DeKalb County | 17.5 yrs | $167,500 | $796 |
| 65 | Greene County | 18.0 yrs | $203,500 | $940 |
| 66 | Nodaway County | 18.2 yrs | $165,100 | $754 |
| 67 | Moniteau County | 18.3 yrs | $168,300 | $766 |
| 68 | Chariton County | 18.3 yrs | $118,900 | $540 |
| 69 | Taney County | 18.4 yrs | $203,800 | $925 |
| 70 | Dallas County | 18.4 yrs | $151,200 | $685 |
| 71 | Monroe County | 18.4 yrs | $147,400 | $667 |
| 72 | Howell County | 18.6 yrs | $161,000 | $722 |
| 73 | Carter County | 18.6 yrs | $147,600 | $661 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 18.6 yrs | $171,300 | $767 |
| 75 | St. Louis County | 18.7 yrs | $260,700 | $1,164 |
| 76 | Jefferson County | 18.8 yrs | $218,800 | $972 |
| 77 | Newton County | 18.8 yrs | $175,300 | $777 |
| 78 | St. Charles County | 18.9 yrs | $296,800 | $1,312 |
| 79 | Barry County | 19.2 yrs | $172,900 | $750 |
| 80 | Callaway County | 19.2 yrs | $196,200 | $850 |
| 81 | Lincoln County | 19.3 yrs | $224,800 | $972 |
| 82 | Ray County | 19.3 yrs | $187,400 | $808 |
| 83 | Cass County | 19.5 yrs | $269,000 | $1,147 |
| 84 | Miller County | 19.5 yrs | $169,800 | $724 |
| 85 | St. Clair County | 19.6 yrs | $142,500 | $607 |
| 86 | Lafayette County | 19.7 yrs | $200,300 | $848 |
| 87 | Cape Girardeau County | 19.7 yrs | $208,300 | $881 |
| 88 | Douglas County | 19.9 yrs | $164,400 | $687 |
| 89 | Polk County | 19.9 yrs | $189,600 | $792 |
| 90 | Boone County | 20.0 yrs | $254,100 | $1,060 |
| 91 | Dade County | 20.2 yrs | $157,200 | $650 |
| 92 | Phelps County | 20.3 yrs | $194,900 | $801 |
| 93 | Dent County | 20.3 yrs | $149,700 | $615 |
| 94 | Johnson County | 20.4 yrs | $221,400 | $905 |
| 95 | Franklin County | 20.5 yrs | $214,900 | $874 |
| 96 | Caldwell County | 20.8 yrs | $156,700 | $628 |
| 97 | Ozark County | 20.8 yrs | $156,400 | $626 |
| 98 | Gasconade County | 21.0 yrs | $168,900 | $671 |
| 99 | Platte County | 21.2 yrs | $317,600 | $1,247 |
| 100 | Christian County | 21.3 yrs | $249,700 | $979 |
| 101 | Cooper County | 21.5 yrs | $197,100 | $763 |
| 102 | Morgan County | 21.7 yrs | $180,400 | $692 |
| 103 | Warren County | 22.0 yrs | $241,200 | $913 |
| 104 | Stone County | 22.1 yrs | $236,500 | $892 |
| 105 | Cole County | 22.2 yrs | $214,400 | $804 |
| 106 | Worth County | 22.3 yrs | $94,600 | $353 |
| 107 | Wright County | 22.7 yrs | $152,300 | $558 |
| 108 | Scotland County | 22.8 yrs | $141,100 | $516 |
| 109 | Ste. Genevieve County | 23.2 yrs | $215,600 | $774 |
| 110 | Webster County | 23.5 yrs | $219,100 | $777 |
| 111 | Shannon County | 24.7 yrs | $151,000 | $509 |
| 112 | Schuyler County | 25.8 yrs | $118,200 | $382 |
| 113 | Osage County | 26.6 yrs | $205,700 | $644 |
| 114 | Camden County | 26.9 yrs | $270,700 | $838 |
| 115 | Maries County | 27.1 yrs | $193,100 | $594 |
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.
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Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Missouri