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Missouri Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Missouri is $1,250, the 39th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$112 (+9.9%) from FY 2026. Across 116 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $962 (Wright County) to $1,546 (Caldwell County).
- $1,250Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $1,035Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $49,992Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$112 (+9.9%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in Missouri
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates County, MO | $839 | $1,098 | $1,402 | 13 |
| Callaway County, MO | $858 | $1,123 | $1,338 | 20 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $833 | $1,012 | $1,401 | 41 |
| Columbia, MO | $959 | $1,076 | $1,459 | 16 |
| Cooper County, MO | $735 | $962 | $1,278 | 15 |
| Dallas County, MO | $845 | $962 | $1,332 | 14 |
| Howard County, MO | $757 | $990 | $1,180 | 10 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | 28 |
| Joplin, MO | $910 | $1,153 | $1,501 | 34 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | 252 |
| Moniteau County, MO | $736 | $963 | $1,333 | 16 |
| Polk County, MO | $778 | $962 | $1,330 | 18 |
| Springfield, MO | $913 | $1,113 | $1,539 | 55 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $857 | $1,101 | $1,406 | 47 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | 268 |
Every Missouri county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $738 | $798 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Andrew County | $850 | $857 | $1,101 | $1,406 | $1,629 | +$24 (+2.2%) |
| Atchison County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,596 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Audrain County | $709 | $775 | $962 | $1,283 | $1,501 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Barry County | $731 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Barton County | $709 | $775 | $962 | $1,262 | $1,267 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Bates County | $834 | $839 | $1,098 | $1,402 | $1,835 | +$171 (+18.4%) |
| Benton County | $739 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,318 | $1,436 | +$74 (+8.0%) |
| Bollinger County | $757 | $833 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | +$20 (+2.0%) |
| Boone County | $749 | $959 | $1,076 | $1,459 | $1,676 | −$84 (−7.2%) |
| Buchanan County | $850 | $857 | $1,101 | $1,406 | $1,629 | +$24 (+2.2%) |
| Butler County | $710 | $735 | $962 | $1,259 | $1,264 | +$67 (+7.5%) |
| Caldwell County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Callaway County | $853 | $858 | $1,123 | $1,338 | $1,570 | +$81 (+7.8%) |
| Camden County | $761 | $790 | $1,033 | $1,430 | $1,593 | +$94 (+10.0%) |
| Cape Girardeau County | $757 | $833 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | +$20 (+2.0%) |
| Carroll County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,190 | $1,540 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Carter County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Cass County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Cedar County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,324 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Chariton County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Christian County | $908 | $913 | $1,113 | $1,539 | $1,768 | +$18 (+1.6%) |
| Clark County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,238 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Clay County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Clinton County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Cole County | $731 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,548 | +$52 (+5.7%) |
| Cooper County | $695 | $735 | $962 | $1,278 | $1,387 | +$4 (+0.4%) |
| Crawford County | $753 | $758 | $962 | $1,305 | $1,518 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Dade County | $709 | $784 | $962 | $1,253 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Dallas County | $805 | $845 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Daviess County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,193 | $1,366 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| DeKalb County | $850 | $857 | $1,101 | $1,406 | $1,629 | +$24 (+2.2%) |
| Dent County | $735 | $763 | $998 | $1,189 | $1,497 | +$106 (+11.9%) |
| Douglas County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Dunklin County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,573 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Franklin County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Gasconade County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,353 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Gentry County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Greene County | $908 | $913 | $1,113 | $1,539 | $1,768 | +$18 (+1.6%) |
| Grundy County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,283 | $1,442 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Harrison County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,249 | $1,264 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Henry County | $670 | $735 | $962 | $1,259 | $1,264 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Hickory County | $709 | $864 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Holt County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,200 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Howard County | $689 | $757 | $990 | $1,180 | $1,536 | −$54 (−5.2%) |
| Howell County | $670 | $735 | $962 | $1,306 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Iron County | $709 | $880 | $962 | $1,187 | $1,479 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Jackson County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Jasper County | $904 | $910 | $1,153 | $1,501 | $1,635 | +$206 (+21.8%) |
| Jefferson County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Johnson County | $761 | $856 | $1,033 | $1,430 | $1,727 | +$68 (+7.0%) |
| Knox County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Laclede County | $735 | $763 | $998 | $1,323 | $1,638 | +$95 (+10.5%) |
| Lafayette County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Lawrence County | $719 | $746 | $976 | $1,292 | $1,505 | +$88 (+9.9%) |
| Lewis County | $670 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Lincoln County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Linn County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,264 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Livingston County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,230 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Macon County | $750 | $778 | $1,018 | $1,223 | $1,494 | +$82 (+8.8%) |
| Madison County | $783 | $813 | $1,063 | $1,267 | $1,595 | +$128 (+13.7%) |
| Maries County | $709 | $862 | $962 | $1,312 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Marion County | $781 | $810 | $1,060 | $1,376 | $1,393 | +$108 (+11.3%) |
| McDonald County | $731 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Mercer County | $717 | $744 | $973 | $1,263 | $1,460 | +$85 (+9.6%) |
| Miller County | $717 | $890 | $973 | $1,269 | $1,340 | +$75 (+8.4%) |
| Mississippi County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,311 | $1,544 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Moniteau County | $731 | $736 | $963 | $1,333 | $1,508 | +$41 (+4.4%) |
| Monroe County | $709 | $768 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,449 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Montgomery County | $731 | $735 | $962 | $1,327 | $1,406 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Morgan County | $709 | $809 | $962 | $1,259 | $1,264 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| New Madrid County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,176 | $1,264 | +$72 (+8.1%) |
| Newton County | $904 | $910 | $1,153 | $1,501 | $1,635 | +$206 (+21.8%) |
| Nodaway County | $767 | $772 | $991 | $1,269 | $1,656 | +$85 (+9.4%) |
| Oregon County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,293 | $1,421 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Osage County | $731 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,548 | +$52 (+5.7%) |
| Ozark County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,264 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Pemiscot County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,302 | $1,337 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Perry County | $770 | $960 | $1,045 | $1,368 | $1,373 | +$93 (+9.8%) |
| Pettis County | $816 | $821 | $1,068 | $1,403 | $1,521 | +$90 (+9.2%) |
| Phelps County | $756 | $781 | $973 | $1,299 | $1,374 | +$40 (+4.3%) |
| Pike County | $755 | $784 | $1,025 | $1,221 | $1,347 | +$107 (+11.7%) |
| Platte County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Polk County | $773 | $778 | $962 | $1,330 | $1,516 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Pulaski County | $866 | $898 | $1,175 | $1,627 | $1,868 | +$113 (+10.6%) |
| Putnam County | $709 | $835 | $962 | $1,271 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Ralls County | $714 | $741 | $969 | $1,217 | $1,454 | +$81 (+9.1%) |
| Randolph County | $709 | $742 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,551 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Ray County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | +$188 (+13.8%) |
| Reynolds County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,264 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Ripley County | $709 | $830 | $962 | $1,312 | $1,582 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Saline County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,231 | $1,264 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Schuyler County | $682 | $748 | $979 | $1,166 | $1,287 | +$91 (+10.2%) |
| Scotland County | $709 | $836 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Scott County | $757 | $785 | $1,027 | $1,243 | $1,372 | +$97 (+10.4%) |
| Shannon County | $688 | $735 | $962 | $1,163 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Shelby County | $709 | $751 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,559 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| St. Charles County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| St. Clair County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| St. Francois County | $750 | $755 | $988 | $1,195 | $1,298 | +$84 (+9.3%) |
| St. Louis County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| St. Louis city | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Ste. Genevieve County | $717 | $840 | $974 | $1,161 | $1,628 | +$52 (+5.6%) |
| Stoddard County | $670 | $735 | $962 | $1,281 | $1,286 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Stone County | $719 | $789 | $1,032 | $1,429 | $1,725 | +$109 (+11.8%) |
| Sullivan County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,250 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Sullivan part | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Taney County | $855 | $861 | $1,126 | $1,437 | $1,582 | +$97 (+9.4%) |
| Texas County | $670 | $735 | $962 | $1,279 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Vernon County | $732 | $760 | $994 | $1,256 | $1,491 | +$71 (+7.7%) |
| Warren County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Washington County | $709 | $884 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,511 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Wayne County | $709 | $884 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,608 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
| Webster County | $908 | $913 | $1,113 | $1,539 | $1,768 | +$18 (+1.6%) |
| Worth County | $739 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,302 | $1,505 | +$115 (+13.0%) |
| Wright County | $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,332 | $1,443 | +$74 (+8.3%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.