U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates

Missouri county equivalents (counties and independent cities): highest median gross rents | ACS 2024

Rank 115 Missouri county equivalents (counties and independent cities) by available median gross rent estimates, highest to lowest; ACS 2024 five-year data.

Ranked observations

0 county equivalents (counties and independent cities) excluded for unavailable median gross rent; ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.

Highest median gross rents in Missouri
RankCounty equivalentGEOIDMedian gross rent
1St. Charles County29183$1,370 (±$21 ACS 90% MOE)
2Platte County29165$1,334 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
3Clay County29047$1,243 (±$32 ACS 90% MOE)
4St. Louis County29189$1,209 (±$12 ACS 90% MOE)
5Cass County29037$1,205 (±$46 ACS 90% MOE)
6Jackson County29095$1,197 (±$12 ACS 90% MOE)
7Pulaski County29169$1,112 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE)
8Boone County29019$1,088 (±$21 ACS 90% MOE)
9Christian County29043$1,058 (±$49 ACS 90% MOE)
10Clinton County29049$1,008 (±$69 ACS 90% MOE)
11St. Louis city29510$997 (±$15 ACS 90% MOE)
12Warren County29219$995 (±$130 ACS 90% MOE)
13Greene County29077$989 (±$12 ACS 90% MOE)
14Jefferson County29099$979 (±$20 ACS 90% MOE)
15Jasper County29097$973 (±$27 ACS 90% MOE)
16Andrew County29003$961 (±$80 ACS 90% MOE)
17Lincoln County29113$961 (±$46 ACS 90% MOE)
18Johnson County29101$932 (±$33 ACS 90% MOE)
19Lafayette County29107$928 (±$41 ACS 90% MOE)
20Taney County29213$926 (±$36 ACS 90% MOE)
21Perry County29157$923 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE)
22Buchanan County29021$902 (±$28 ACS 90% MOE)
23Stone County29209$896 (±$62 ACS 90% MOE)
24Franklin County29071$893 (±$26 ACS 90% MOE)
25Callaway County29027$887 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE)
26Pettis County29159$885 (±$35 ACS 90% MOE)
27Cape Girardeau County29031$881 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE)
28Camden County29029$876 (±$40 ACS 90% MOE)
29Scott County29201$873 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
30Cole County29051$834 (±$25 ACS 90% MOE)
31Howard County29089$832 (±$76 ACS 90% MOE)
32Carroll County29033$822 (±$31 ACS 90% MOE)
33DeKalb County29063$817 (±$82 ACS 90% MOE)
34Newton County29145$817 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
35Polk County29167$814 (±$53 ACS 90% MOE)
36Laclede County29105$809 (±$52 ACS 90% MOE)
37Madison County29123$808 (±$68 ACS 90% MOE)
38Marion County29127$808 (±$47 ACS 90% MOE)
39Barton County29011$805 (±$58 ACS 90% MOE)
40Lawrence County29109$800 (±$57 ACS 90% MOE)
41Phelps County29161$798 (±$27 ACS 90% MOE)
42Crawford County29055$795 (±$55 ACS 90% MOE)
43St. Francois County29187$794 (±$24 ACS 90% MOE)
44Webster County29225$789 (±$76 ACS 90% MOE)
45Montgomery County29139$788 (±$35 ACS 90% MOE)
46Bates County29013$786 (±$73 ACS 90% MOE)
47Nodaway County29147$786 (±$42 ACS 90% MOE)
48Cooper County29053$782 (±$47 ACS 90% MOE)
49Ray County29177$782 (±$74 ACS 90% MOE)
50Butler County29023$780 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
51Ste. Genevieve County29186$780 (±$42 ACS 90% MOE)
52Pike County29163$778 (±$27 ACS 90% MOE)
53Benton County29015$773 (±$55 ACS 90% MOE)
54Adair County29001$772 (±$43 ACS 90% MOE)
55Henry County29083$768 (±$50 ACS 90% MOE)
56Livingston County29117$768 (±$77 ACS 90% MOE)
57Cedar County29039$767 (±$81 ACS 90% MOE)
58McDonald County29119$767 (±$62 ACS 90% MOE)
59Barry County29009$766 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE)
60Miller County29131$763 (±$35 ACS 90% MOE)
61Mississippi County29133$762 (±$80 ACS 90% MOE)
62Randolph County29175$760 (±$53 ACS 90% MOE)
63Stoddard County29207$760 (±$38 ACS 90% MOE)
64Ralls County29173$749 (±$46 ACS 90% MOE)
65Gasconade County29073$743 (±$78 ACS 90% MOE)
66Saline County29195$739 (±$38 ACS 90% MOE)
67Moniteau County29135$735 (±$60 ACS 90% MOE)
68Vernon County29217$734 (±$55 ACS 90% MOE)
69Howell County29091$733 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE)
70New Madrid County29143$729 (±$26 ACS 90% MOE)
71Morgan County29141$721 (±$61 ACS 90% MOE)
72Harrison County29081$703 (±$73 ACS 90% MOE)
73Douglas County29067$700 (±$115 ACS 90% MOE)
74Daviess County29061$696 (±$58 ACS 90% MOE)
75Grundy County29079$696 (±$72 ACS 90% MOE)
76Pemiscot County29155$695 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
77Bollinger County29017$694 (±$85 ACS 90% MOE)
78Audrain County29007$693 (±$79 ACS 90% MOE)
79Monroe County29137$689 (±$32 ACS 90% MOE)
80Washington County29221$684 (±$121 ACS 90% MOE)
81Dade County29057$683 (±$40 ACS 90% MOE)
82Sullivan County29211$673 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE)
83Macon County29121$672 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
84Knox County29103$666 (±$21 ACS 90% MOE)
85Texas County29215$665 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
86Wayne County29223$665 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE)
87Iron County29093$664 (±$52 ACS 90% MOE)
88Dent County29065$660 (±$118 ACS 90% MOE)
89Carter County29035$656 (±$46 ACS 90% MOE)
90Reynolds County29179$655 (±$46 ACS 90% MOE)
91Ripley County29181$654 (±$56 ACS 90% MOE)
92Holt County29087$650 (±$72 ACS 90% MOE)
93Dunklin County29069$648 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE)
94Hickory County29085$648 (±$122 ACS 90% MOE)
95Lewis County29111$644 (±$68 ACS 90% MOE)
96Dallas County29059$642 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE)
97Caldwell County29025$640 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE)
98Oregon County29149$639 (±$49 ACS 90% MOE)
99Osage County29151$639 (±$77 ACS 90% MOE)
100Gentry County29075$636 (±$59 ACS 90% MOE)
101Atchison County29005$631 (±$54 ACS 90% MOE)
102Ozark County29153$631 (±$59 ACS 90% MOE)
103Shelby County29205$625 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE)
104Wright County29229$625 (±$107 ACS 90% MOE)
105St. Clair County29185$622 (±$71 ACS 90% MOE)
106Linn County29115$620 (±$103 ACS 90% MOE)
107Clark County29045$612 (±$97 ACS 90% MOE)
108Maries County29125$590 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE)
109Mercer County29129$590 (±$150 ACS 90% MOE)
110Shannon County29203$574 (±$123 ACS 90% MOE)
111Chariton County29041$567 (±$77 ACS 90% MOE)
112Putnam County29171$521 (±$96 ACS 90% MOE)
113Scotland County29199$511 (±$53 ACS 90% MOE)
114Schuyler County29197$382 (±$36 ACS 90% MOE)
115Worth County29227$381 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE)

Method and provenance

ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County-equivalent rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Missouri bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Missouri county-equivalent map and full table.