Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Missouri
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi County | $-192 | $782 | $974 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | $-244 | $708 | $952 |
| 3 | Carroll County | $-261 | $785 | $1,046 |
| 4 | New Madrid County | $-263 | $734 | $997 |
| 5 | Dunklin County | $-279 | $632 | $911 |
| 6 | Knox County | $-284 | $661 | $945 |
| 7 | Sullivan County | $-292 | $692 | $984 |
| 8 | Shelby County | $-300 | $570 | $870 |
| 9 | Oregon County | $-332 | $735 | $1,067 |
| 10 | Ripley County | $-351 | $666 | $1,017 |
| 11 | Harrison County | $-356 | $666 | $1,022 |
| 12 | Grundy County | $-357 | $679 | $1,036 |
| 13 | Iron County | $-376 | $671 | $1,047 |
| 14 | Mercer County | $-394 | $548 | $942 |
| 15 | Washington County | $-398 | $680 | $1,078 |
| 16 | Wayne County | $-401 | $632 | $1,033 |
| 17 | Hickory County | $-403 | $699 | $1,102 |
| 18 | Atchison County | $-406 | $595 | $1,001 |
| 19 | McDonald County | $-423 | $764 | $1,187 |
| 20 | Holt County | $-424 | $702 | $1,126 |
| 21 | Audrain County | $-434 | $698 | $1,132 |
| 22 | Pike County | $-436 | $742 | $1,178 |
| 23 | Barton County | $-446 | $777 | $1,223 |
| 24 | Macon County | $-447 | $719 | $1,166 |
| 25 | Reynolds County | $-451 | $627 | $1,078 |
| 26 | Scott County | $-460 | $809 | $1,269 |
| 27 | Texas County | $-462 | $647 | $1,109 |
| 28 | Butler County | $-468 | $768 | $1,236 |
| 29 | Lewis County | $-471 | $627 | $1,098 |
| 30 | Stoddard County | $-472 | $737 | $1,209 |
| 31 | Linn County | $-477 | $612 | $1,089 |
| 32 | Jasper County | $-483 | $904 | $1,387 |
| 33 | Buchanan County | $-493 | $889 | $1,382 |
| 34 | Putnam County | $-493 | $575 | $1,068 |
| 35 | Howard County | $-500 | $807 | $1,307 |
| 36 | Vernon County | $-503 | $722 | $1,225 |
| 37 | Livingston County | $-511 | $747 | $1,258 |
| 38 | Clark County | $-522 | $589 | $1,111 |
| 39 | Pulaski County | $-523 | $1,072 | $1,595 |
| 40 | Saline County | $-525 | $733 | $1,258 |
| 41 | Randolph County | $-537 | $742 | $1,279 |
| 42 | Gentry County | $-538 | $620 | $1,158 |
| 43 | Madison County | $-551 | $817 | $1,368 |
| 44 | Pettis County | $-552 | $863 | $1,415 |
| 45 | Chariton County | $-560 | $540 | $1,100 |
| 46 | Worth County | $-572 | $353 | $925 |
| 47 | Laclede County | $-576 | $796 | $1,372 |
| 48 | St. Francois County | $-578 | $786 | $1,364 |
| 49 | Bollinger County | $-578 | $677 | $1,255 |
| 50 | Daviess County | $-585 | $731 | $1,316 |
| 51 | Benton County | $-585 | $823 | $1,408 |
| 52 | Bates County | $-585 | $760 | $1,345 |
| 53 | Ralls County | $-587 | $765 | $1,352 |
| 54 | Marion County | $-589 | $813 | $1,402 |
| 55 | Lawrence County | $-594 | $785 | $1,379 |
| 56 | Carter County | $-610 | $661 | $1,271 |
| 57 | Cedar County | $-613 | $783 | $1,396 |
| 58 | Adair County | $-615 | $782 | $1,397 |
| 59 | Dallas County | $-616 | $685 | $1,301 |
| 60 | Crawford County | $-617 | $807 | $1,424 |
| 61 | Henry County | $-619 | $740 | $1,359 |
| 62 | Monroe County | $-639 | $667 | $1,306 |
| 63 | St. Louis city | $-651 | $978 | $1,629 |
| 64 | St. Clair County | $-652 | $607 | $1,259 |
| 65 | Howell County | $-659 | $722 | $1,381 |
| 66 | DeKalb County | $-660 | $796 | $1,456 |
| 67 | Dent County | $-686 | $615 | $1,301 |
| 68 | Perry County | $-688 | $923 | $1,611 |
| 69 | Moniteau County | $-690 | $766 | $1,456 |
| 70 | Nodaway County | $-692 | $754 | $1,446 |
| 71 | Douglas County | $-698 | $687 | $1,385 |
| 72 | Jackson County | $-710 | $1,151 | $1,861 |
| 73 | Ozark County | $-710 | $626 | $1,336 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | $-715 | $767 | $1,482 |
| 75 | Dade County | $-716 | $650 | $1,366 |
| 76 | Barry County | $-719 | $750 | $1,469 |
| 77 | Andrew County | $-723 | $944 | $1,667 |
| 78 | Schuyler County | $-724 | $382 | $1,106 |
| 79 | Newton County | $-725 | $777 | $1,502 |
| 80 | Miller County | $-730 | $724 | $1,454 |
| 81 | Wright County | $-739 | $558 | $1,297 |
| 82 | Caldwell County | $-752 | $628 | $1,380 |
| 83 | Scotland County | $-757 | $516 | $1,273 |
| 84 | Clinton County | $-758 | $985 | $1,743 |
| 85 | Taney County | $-766 | $925 | $1,691 |
| 86 | Greene County | $-773 | $940 | $1,713 |
| 87 | Shannon County | $-785 | $509 | $1,294 |
| 88 | Gasconade County | $-792 | $671 | $1,463 |
| 89 | Polk County | $-798 | $792 | $1,590 |
| 90 | Ray County | $-803 | $808 | $1,611 |
| 91 | Callaway County | $-821 | $850 | $1,671 |
| 92 | Morgan County | $-836 | $692 | $1,528 |
| 93 | Phelps County | $-836 | $801 | $1,637 |
| 94 | Lafayette County | $-849 | $848 | $1,697 |
| 95 | Cape Girardeau County | $-859 | $881 | $1,740 |
| 96 | Jefferson County | $-874 | $972 | $1,846 |
| 97 | Cooper County | $-896 | $763 | $1,659 |
| 98 | Lincoln County | $-906 | $972 | $1,878 |
| 99 | Johnson County | $-932 | $905 | $1,837 |
| 100 | Franklin County | $-941 | $874 | $1,815 |
| 101 | Clay County | $-960 | $1,220 | $2,180 |
| 102 | Cole County | $-1,004 | $804 | $1,808 |
| 103 | Ste. Genevieve County | $-1,013 | $774 | $1,787 |
| 104 | Webster County | $-1,017 | $777 | $1,794 |
| 105 | Stone County | $-1,017 | $892 | $1,909 |
| 106 | Maries County | $-1,018 | $594 | $1,612 |
| 107 | Boone County | $-1,056 | $1,060 | $2,116 |
| 108 | Osage County | $-1,064 | $644 | $1,708 |
| 109 | St. Louis County | $-1,076 | $1,164 | $2,240 |
| 110 | Christian County | $-1,078 | $979 | $2,057 |
| 111 | Warren County | $-1,079 | $913 | $1,992 |
| 112 | Cass County | $-1,079 | $1,147 | $2,226 |
| 113 | St. Charles County | $-1,182 | $1,312 | $2,494 |
| 114 | Camden County | $-1,316 | $838 | $2,154 |
| 115 | Platte County | $-1,388 | $1,247 | $2,635 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Missouri