Median gross rent runs from $381 a month in Worth County to $1,370 in St. Charles County across Missouri’s 115 counties and county equivalents, per the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 estimates.
Source: Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, read October 30, 2026. Survey estimates carry margins of error, which we did not print; small counties carry larger ones. Small counties carry large margins of error; read the very low and very high rows with that in mind. St. Louis city is a county equivalent.
All Counties, Ranked by Median Gross Rent
| Rank | County | Median gross rent per month | Median home value | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Charles County | $1,370 | $320,800 | $104,692 | 414,535 |
| 2 | Platte County | $1,334 | $345,100 | $96,227 | 110,371 |
| 3 | Clay County | $1,243 | $275,600 | $88,468 | 258,122 |
| 4 | St. Louis County | $1,209 | $276,800 | $82,936 | 995,569 |
| 5 | Cass County | $1,205 | $292,400 | $87,535 | 110,773 |
| 6 | Jackson County | $1,197 | $230,500 | $68,577 | 719,976 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | $1,112 | $189,800 | $64,466 | 53,894 |
| 8 | Boone County | $1,088 | $272,800 | $72,758 | 188,043 |
| 9 | Christian County | $1,058 | $274,900 | $83,437 | 92,915 |
| 10 | Clinton County | $1,008 | $226,800 | $70,627 | 21,414 |
| 11 | St. Louis | $997 | $197,500 | $56,160 | 288,512 |
| 12 | Warren County | $995 | $260,400 | $81,209 | 37,177 |
| 13 | Greene County | $989 | $221,300 | $61,479 | 303,375 |
| 14 | Jefferson County | $979 | $237,200 | $82,851 | 229,458 |
| 15 | Jasper County | $973 | $166,900 | $60,694 | 124,357 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | $961 | $244,300 | $89,278 | 63,057 |
| 17 | Andrew County | $961 | $215,400 | $75,625 | 18,065 |
| 18 | Johnson County | $932 | $235,700 | $67,272 | 54,732 |
| 19 | Lafayette County | $928 | $216,500 | $80,612 | 33,115 |
| 20 | Taney County | $926 | $218,800 | $56,497 | 56,529 |
| 21 | Perry County | $923 | $188,200 | $62,981 | 18,976 |
| 22 | Buchanan County | $902 | $166,300 | $62,158 | 83,568 |
| 23 | Stone County | $896 | $249,000 | $63,520 | 32,048 |
| 24 | Franklin County | $893 | $227,600 | $73,165 | 105,950 |
| 25 | Callaway County | $887 | $201,600 | $74,176 | 44,741 |
| 26 | Pettis County | $885 | $166,300 | $60,430 | 43,397 |
| 27 | Cape Girardeau County | $881 | $220,700 | $68,464 | 82,735 |
| 28 | Camden County | $876 | $305,400 | $66,387 | 43,667 |
| 29 | Scott County | $873 | $154,400 | $62,782 | 37,933 |
| 30 | Cole County | $834 | $229,600 | $74,876 | 77,032 |
| 31 | Howard County | $832 | $159,400 | $65,938 | 10,147 |
| 32 | Carroll County | $822 | $117,500 | $62,154 | 8,411 |
| 33 | Newton County | $817 | $190,700 | $66,301 | 60,118 |
| 34 | DeKalb County | $817 | $169,200 | $69,826 | 10,876 |
| 35 | Polk County | $814 | $205,800 | $59,647 | 32,444 |
| 36 | Laclede County | $809 | $168,400 | $53,282 | 36,390 |
| 37 | Marion County | $808 | $162,000 | $62,903 | 28,457 |
| 38 | Madison County | $808 | $159,000 | $54,434 | 12,729 |
| 39 | Barton County | $805 | $136,500 | $51,635 | 11,690 |
| 40 | Lawrence County | $800 | $175,100 | $61,215 | 38,593 |
| 41 | Phelps County | $798 | $206,500 | $58,396 | 45,194 |
| 42 | Crawford County | $795 | $172,600 | $57,629 | 22,797 |
| 43 | St. Francois County | $794 | $169,300 | $57,477 | 66,999 |
| 44 | Webster County | $789 | $228,800 | $71,155 | 40,500 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | $788 | $178,700 | $65,500 | 11,426 |
| 46 | Nodaway County | $786 | $177,500 | $59,315 | 20,774 |
| 47 | Bates County | $786 | $170,800 | $60,733 | 16,186 |
| 48 | Ray County | $782 | $198,800 | $74,573 | 23,145 |
| 49 | Cooper County | $782 | $203,500 | $70,625 | 16,824 |
| 50 | Butler County | $780 | $145,100 | $49,089 | 42,020 |
| 51 | Ste. Genevieve County | $780 | $222,200 | $66,339 | 18,571 |
| 52 | Pike County | $778 | $146,000 | $54,989 | 17,711 |
| 53 | Benton County | $773 | $177,900 | $52,567 | 20,151 |
| 54 | Adair County | $772 | $165,700 | $61,536 | 25,301 |
| 55 | Henry County | $768 | $160,600 | $57,926 | 22,328 |
| 56 | Livingston County | $768 | $147,700 | $63,627 | 14,364 |
| 57 | McDonald County | $767 | $154,700 | $52,375 | 23,701 |
| 58 | Cedar County | $767 | $168,100 | $48,181 | 14,615 |
| 59 | Barry County | $766 | $187,800 | $58,346 | 35,033 |
| 60 | Miller County | $763 | $192,600 | $56,736 | 25,269 |
| 61 | Mississippi County | $762 | $109,000 | $48,160 | 11,902 |
| 62 | Stoddard County | $760 | $143,300 | $57,957 | 28,470 |
| 63 | Randolph County | $760 | $159,300 | $53,033 | 24,365 |
| 64 | Ralls County | $749 | $168,200 | $65,388 | 10,428 |
| 65 | Gasconade County | $743 | $179,900 | $64,232 | 14,746 |
| 66 | Saline County | $739 | $150,500 | $57,931 | 23,231 |
| 67 | Moniteau County | $735 | $181,900 | $65,715 | 15,262 |
| 68 | Vernon County | $734 | $158,800 | $52,230 | 19,687 |
| 69 | Howell County | $733 | $173,000 | $50,993 | 40,383 |
| 70 | New Madrid County | $729 | $111,800 | $51,881 | 15,731 |
| 71 | Morgan County | $721 | $194,400 | $53,412 | 21,717 |
| 72 | Harrison County | $703 | $109,500 | $54,367 | 8,190 |
| 73 | Douglas County | $700 | $168,200 | $45,985 | 11,965 |
| 74 | Grundy County | $696 | $112,500 | $51,975 | 9,787 |
| 75 | Daviess County | $696 | $161,800 | $63,984 | 8,477 |
| 76 | Pemiscot County | $695 | $97,000 | $40,089 | 14,958 |
| 77 | Bollinger County | $694 | $179,800 | $63,814 | 10,559 |
| 78 | Audrain County | $693 | $143,100 | $59,448 | 24,548 |
| 79 | Monroe County | $689 | $149,300 | $54,516 | 8,734 |
| 80 | Washington County | $684 | $129,400 | $56,043 | 23,470 |
| 81 | Dade County | $683 | $170,600 | $53,750 | 7,641 |
| 82 | Sullivan County | $673 | $115,600 | $56,964 | 5,857 |
| 83 | Macon County | $672 | $149,100 | $62,357 | 15,163 |
| 84 | Knox County | $666 | $101,400 | $57,788 | 3,756 |
| 85 | Texas County | $665 | $146,700 | $50,036 | 25,161 |
| 86 | Wayne County | $665 | $107,400 | $47,226 | 10,862 |
| 87 | Iron County | $664 | $119,300 | $48,850 | 9,446 |
| 88 | Dent County | $660 | $167,500 | $56,312 | 14,539 |
| 89 | Carter County | $656 | $159,400 | $50,000 | 5,297 |
| 90 | Reynolds County | $655 | $151,700 | $45,028 | 6,010 |
| 91 | Ripley County | $654 | $119,600 | $42,037 | 10,708 |
| 92 | Holt County | $650 | $138,200 | $61,187 | 4,240 |
| 93 | Dunklin County | $648 | $97,600 | $47,849 | 27,493 |
| 94 | Hickory County | $648 | $176,100 | $39,390 | 8,585 |
| 95 | Lewis County | $644 | $130,200 | $59,934 | 9,924 |
| 96 | Dallas County | $642 | $190,300 | $53,464 | 17,551 |
| 97 | Caldwell County | $640 | $166,500 | $64,806 | 8,927 |
| 98 | Osage County | $639 | $223,300 | $76,681 | 13,402 |
| 99 | Oregon County | $639 | $113,300 | $43,069 | 8,673 |
| 100 | Gentry County | $636 | $134,000 | $55,848 | 6,245 |
| 101 | Ozark County | $631 | $168,600 | $44,163 | 8,873 |
| 102 | Atchison County | $631 | $106,800 | $58,750 | 5,187 |
| 103 | Wright County | $625 | $160,100 | $47,909 | 18,965 |
| 104 | Shelby County | $625 | $99,900 | $51,594 | 5,986 |
| 105 | St. Clair County | $622 | $157,100 | $53,043 | 9,587 |
| 106 | Linn County | $620 | $123,300 | $61,635 | 11,852 |
| 107 | Clark County | $612 | $130,700 | $51,781 | 6,675 |
| 108 | Maries County | $590 | $219,100 | $59,455 | 8,450 |
| 109 | Mercer County | $590 | $104,900 | $62,679 | 3,482 |
| 110 | Shannon County | $574 | $157,500 | $55,222 | 7,177 |
| 111 | Chariton County | $567 | $160,900 | $71,520 | 7,390 |
| 112 | Putnam County | $521 | $119,500 | $63,510 | 4,642 |
| 113 | Scotland County | $511 | $158,800 | $68,913 | 4,686 |
| 114 | Schuyler County | $382 | $137,500 | $61,205 | 4,038 |
| 115 | Worth County | $381 | $96,600 | $47,847 | 1,934 |
Notes
- A county row mixes towns and farmland; use the city pages for city limits.
- Rows with no figure printed by the Census Bureau show Not available.
What We Could Not Verify
- Margins of error: not printed, and they are large for small counties.
- Housing for part-year or seasonal residents.
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Questions People Ask
Which Missouri county has the highest rent?
St. Charles County, at $1,370 a month median gross rent, per the Census Bureau 2020-2024 estimates.
How many counties does Missouri have in the Census data?
115 counties and county equivalents, including St. Louis city.
Sources
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: It’s Missouri (https://itsmissouri.com/living/costs-by-county/), checked October 30, 2026. Free to quote with a link.