Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning in Missouri
The widest gaps between median rent and the full monthly cost of owning the median home. A large gap does not automatically mean renting is the better decision, because rent buys no equity and is not fixed for thirty years, but it does show where the market prices ownership at a steep premium.
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 renting | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platte County | $1,388 | $1,247 | $2,635 |
| 2 | Camden County | $1,316 | $838 | $2,154 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | $1,182 | $1,312 | $2,494 |
| 4 | Cass County | $1,079 | $1,147 | $2,226 |
| 5 | Warren County | $1,079 | $913 | $1,992 |
| 6 | Christian County | $1,078 | $979 | $2,057 |
| 7 | St. Louis County | $1,076 | $1,164 | $2,240 |
| 8 | Osage County | $1,064 | $644 | $1,708 |
| 9 | Boone County | $1,056 | $1,060 | $2,116 |
| 10 | Maries County | $1,018 | $594 | $1,612 |
| 11 | Stone County | $1,017 | $892 | $1,909 |
| 12 | Webster County | $1,017 | $777 | $1,794 |
| 13 | Ste. Genevieve County | $1,013 | $774 | $1,787 |
| 14 | Cole County | $1,004 | $804 | $1,808 |
| 15 | Clay County | $960 | $1,220 | $2,180 |
| 16 | Franklin County | $941 | $874 | $1,815 |
| 17 | Johnson County | $932 | $905 | $1,837 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | $906 | $972 | $1,878 |
| 19 | Cooper County | $896 | $763 | $1,659 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | $874 | $972 | $1,846 |
| 21 | Cape Girardeau County | $859 | $881 | $1,740 |
| 22 | Lafayette County | $849 | $848 | $1,697 |
| 23 | Phelps County | $836 | $801 | $1,637 |
| 24 | Morgan County | $836 | $692 | $1,528 |
| 25 | Callaway County | $821 | $850 | $1,671 |
| 26 | Ray County | $803 | $808 | $1,611 |
| 27 | Polk County | $798 | $792 | $1,590 |
| 28 | Gasconade County | $792 | $671 | $1,463 |
| 29 | Shannon County | $785 | $509 | $1,294 |
| 30 | Greene County | $773 | $940 | $1,713 |
| 31 | Taney County | $766 | $925 | $1,691 |
| 32 | Clinton County | $758 | $985 | $1,743 |
| 33 | Scotland County | $757 | $516 | $1,273 |
| 34 | Caldwell County | $752 | $628 | $1,380 |
| 35 | Wright County | $739 | $558 | $1,297 |
| 36 | Miller County | $730 | $724 | $1,454 |
| 37 | Newton County | $725 | $777 | $1,502 |
| 38 | Schuyler County | $724 | $382 | $1,106 |
| 39 | Andrew County | $723 | $944 | $1,667 |
| 40 | Barry County | $719 | $750 | $1,469 |
| 41 | Dade County | $716 | $650 | $1,366 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | $715 | $767 | $1,482 |
| 43 | Ozark County | $710 | $626 | $1,336 |
| 44 | Jackson County | $710 | $1,151 | $1,861 |
| 45 | Douglas County | $698 | $687 | $1,385 |
| 46 | Nodaway County | $692 | $754 | $1,446 |
| 47 | Moniteau County | $690 | $766 | $1,456 |
| 48 | Perry County | $688 | $923 | $1,611 |
| 49 | Dent County | $686 | $615 | $1,301 |
| 50 | DeKalb County | $660 | $796 | $1,456 |
| 51 | Howell County | $659 | $722 | $1,381 |
| 52 | St. Clair County | $652 | $607 | $1,259 |
| 53 | St. Louis city | $651 | $978 | $1,629 |
| 54 | Monroe County | $639 | $667 | $1,306 |
| 55 | Henry County | $619 | $740 | $1,359 |
| 56 | Crawford County | $617 | $807 | $1,424 |
| 57 | Dallas County | $616 | $685 | $1,301 |
| 58 | Adair County | $615 | $782 | $1,397 |
| 59 | Cedar County | $613 | $783 | $1,396 |
| 60 | Carter County | $610 | $661 | $1,271 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | $594 | $785 | $1,379 |
| 62 | Marion County | $589 | $813 | $1,402 |
| 63 | Ralls County | $587 | $765 | $1,352 |
| 64 | Bates County | $585 | $760 | $1,345 |
| 65 | Benton County | $585 | $823 | $1,408 |
| 66 | Daviess County | $585 | $731 | $1,316 |
| 67 | Bollinger County | $578 | $677 | $1,255 |
| 68 | St. Francois County | $578 | $786 | $1,364 |
| 69 | Laclede County | $576 | $796 | $1,372 |
| 70 | Worth County | $572 | $353 | $925 |
| 71 | Chariton County | $560 | $540 | $1,100 |
| 72 | Pettis County | $552 | $863 | $1,415 |
| 73 | Madison County | $551 | $817 | $1,368 |
| 74 | Gentry County | $538 | $620 | $1,158 |
| 75 | Randolph County | $537 | $742 | $1,279 |
| 76 | Saline County | $525 | $733 | $1,258 |
| 77 | Pulaski County | $523 | $1,072 | $1,595 |
| 78 | Clark County | $522 | $589 | $1,111 |
| 79 | Livingston County | $511 | $747 | $1,258 |
| 80 | Vernon County | $503 | $722 | $1,225 |
| 81 | Howard County | $500 | $807 | $1,307 |
| 82 | Putnam County | $493 | $575 | $1,068 |
| 83 | Buchanan County | $493 | $889 | $1,382 |
| 84 | Jasper County | $483 | $904 | $1,387 |
| 85 | Linn County | $477 | $612 | $1,089 |
| 86 | Stoddard County | $472 | $737 | $1,209 |
| 87 | Lewis County | $471 | $627 | $1,098 |
| 88 | Butler County | $468 | $768 | $1,236 |
| 89 | Texas County | $462 | $647 | $1,109 |
| 90 | Scott County | $460 | $809 | $1,269 |
| 91 | Reynolds County | $451 | $627 | $1,078 |
| 92 | Macon County | $447 | $719 | $1,166 |
| 93 | Barton County | $446 | $777 | $1,223 |
| 94 | Pike County | $436 | $742 | $1,178 |
| 95 | Audrain County | $434 | $698 | $1,132 |
| 96 | Holt County | $424 | $702 | $1,126 |
| 97 | McDonald County | $423 | $764 | $1,187 |
| 98 | Atchison County | $406 | $595 | $1,001 |
| 99 | Hickory County | $403 | $699 | $1,102 |
| 100 | Wayne County | $401 | $632 | $1,033 |
| 101 | Washington County | $398 | $680 | $1,078 |
| 102 | Mercer County | $394 | $548 | $942 |
| 103 | Iron County | $376 | $671 | $1,047 |
| 104 | Grundy County | $357 | $679 | $1,036 |
| 105 | Harrison County | $356 | $666 | $1,022 |
| 106 | Ripley County | $351 | $666 | $1,017 |
| 107 | Oregon County | $332 | $735 | $1,067 |
| 108 | Shelby County | $300 | $570 | $870 |
| 109 | Sullivan County | $292 | $692 | $984 |
| 110 | Knox County | $284 | $661 | $945 |
| 111 | Dunklin County | $279 | $632 | $911 |
| 112 | New Madrid County | $263 | $734 | $997 |
| 113 | Carroll County | $261 | $785 | $1,046 |
| 114 | Pemiscot County | $244 | $708 | $952 |
| 115 | Mississippi County | $192 | $782 | $974 |
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 Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Missouri