Average Rent in Missouri (2026) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Missouri is $1,138 per month by HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $888 to $1,358 across 95 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Missouri's typical two-bedroom FMR moved +2.7% versus FY 2025).
All 95 Missouri FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 15 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2025" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 8 countiesCaldwell County · Cass County · Clay County · Clinton County · Jackson County · Lafayette County · Platte County · Ray County | $1,095 | $1,197 | $1,358 | $1,769 | $2,103 | +0.9% |
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 8 countiesFranklin County · Jefferson County · Lincoln County · St. Charles County · St. Louis County · St. Louis city · Sullivan part · Warren County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | +0.2% |
| Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $800 | $1,011 | $1,160 | $1,573 | $1,861 | +15.2% |
Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 3 countiesChristian County · Greene County · Webster County | $877 | $883 | $1,095 | $1,498 | $1,701 | +9.7% |
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA Metro 3 countiesAndrew County · Buchanan County · DeKalb County | $774 | $832 | $1,077 | $1,363 | $1,566 | +4.1% |
| Pulaski County, MO Non-metro | $789 | $809 | $1,062 | $1,477 | $1,699 | +5.8% |
| Howard County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $720 | $796 | $1,044 | $1,252 | $1,382 | +14.5% |
| Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $789 | $794 | $1,042 | $1,249 | $1,472 | +4.4% |
| Taney County, MO Non-metro | $779 | $784 | $1,029 | $1,329 | $1,522 | +4.6% |
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA Metro 2 countiesBollinger County · Cape Girardeau County | $763 | $807 | $992 | $1,380 | $1,664 | +0.7% |
| Pettis County, MO Non-metro | $740 | $745 | $978 | $1,268 | $1,411 | +4.3% |
| Johnson County, MO Non-metro | $810 | $815 | $965 | $1,342 | $1,619 | +10.0% |
| Cooper County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $668 | $730 | $958 | $1,182 | $1,497 | +16.3% |
| Marion County, MO Non-metro | $707 | $729 | $952 | $1,256 | $1,260 | +9.9% |
| Perry County, MO Non-metro | $707 | $868 | $952 | $1,260 | $1,265 | +8.3% |
Joplin, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesJasper County · Newton County | $760 | $765 | $947 | $1,237 | $1,285 | -8.6% |
| Camden County, MO Non-metro | $697 | $716 | $939 | $1,306 | $1,375 | +6.9% |
| Macon County, MO Non-metro | $645 | $713 | $936 | $1,212 | $1,324 | +12.2% |
| Madison County, MO Non-metro | $695 | $713 | $935 | $1,133 | $1,390 | +12.7% |
| Phelps County, MO Non-metro | $730 | $742 | $933 | $1,231 | $1,235 | +6.3% |
| Scott County, MO Non-metro | $691 | $709 | $930 | $1,145 | $1,231 | +2.0% |
| Benton County, MO Non-metro | $690 | $708 | $929 | $1,194 | $1,453 | +5.9% |
| Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $702 | $706 | $927 | $1,232 | $1,555 | +4.0% |
| Stone County, MO Non-metro | $649 | $703 | $923 | $1,284 | $1,548 | +8.8% |
| Vernon County, MO Non-metro | $686 | $703 | $923 | $1,160 | $1,373 | +2.9% |
| Moniteau County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $698 | $703 | $922 | $1,260 | $1,413 | +4.4% |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO Non-metro | $685 | $767 | $922 | $1,105 | $1,547 | +2.2% |
| Pike County, MO Non-metro | $682 | $700 | $918 | $1,101 | $1,215 | +9.9% |
Jefferson City, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesCole County · Osage County | $689 | $694 | $910 | $1,266 | $1,379 | +2.1% |
| Nodaway County, MO Non-metro | $714 | $718 | $906 | $1,160 | $1,520 | +6.6% |
| St. Francois County, MO Non-metro | $684 | $689 | $904 | $1,169 | $1,197 | +5.6% |
| Laclede County, MO Non-metro | $671 | $688 | $903 | $1,182 | $1,482 | +9.2% |
| Miller County, MO Non-metro | $667 | $819 | $898 | $1,088 | $1,416 | +3.9% |
| Butler County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $682 | $895 | $1,194 | $1,199 | +8.6% |
| Dent County, MO Non-metro | $663 | $680 | $892 | $1,070 | $1,326 | +8.3% |
| New Madrid County, MO Non-metro | $661 | $678 | $890 | $1,067 | $1,178 | +5.6% |
| Adair County, MO Non-metro | $706 | $708 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Atchison County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,333 | +7.8% |
| Audrain County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $690 | $888 | $1,141 | $1,239 | +7.8% |
| Barry County, MO Non-metro | $672 | $677 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,311 | +7.8% |
| Barton County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $734 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,273 | +7.8% |
| Carroll County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,157 | $1,336 | +7.8% |
| Carter County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Cedar County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,214 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Chariton County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Clark County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,154 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Crawford County, MO Non-metro | $612 | $729 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,375 | +7.8% |
| Dade County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $729 | $888 | $1,209 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Dallas County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $727 | $732 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Daviess County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,138 | $1,294 | +7.8% |
| Douglas County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Dunklin County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,228 | $1,416 | +7.8% |
| Gasconade County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,192 | $1,197 | +7.8% |
| Gentry County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $691 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Grundy County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,171 | $1,353 | +7.8% |
| Harrison County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,160 | $1,176 | +7.8% |
| Henry County, MO Non-metro | $652 | $677 | $888 | $1,171 | $1,176 | +7.6% |
| Hickory County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $796 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Holt County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,111 | $1,373 | +7.8% |
| Howell County, MO Non-metro | $612 | $677 | $888 | $1,224 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Iron County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $810 | $888 | $1,084 | $1,371 | +7.8% |
| Knox County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,086 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Lawrence County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,169 | $1,337 | +7.8% |
| Lewis County, MO Non-metro | $612 | $677 | $888 | $1,171 | $1,176 | +7.8% |
| Linn County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,176 | +7.8% |
| Livingston County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,147 | $1,331 | +7.8% |
| Maries County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $790 | $888 | $1,202 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| McDonald County, MO Non-metro | $672 | $677 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Mercer County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Mississippi County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,196 | $1,407 | +7.8% |
| Monroe County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,303 | +7.8% |
| Montgomery County, MO Non-metro | $672 | $677 | $888 | $1,226 | $1,336 | +7.8% |
| Morgan County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $745 | $888 | $1,171 | $1,176 | +7.8% |
| Oregon County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,349 | +7.8% |
| Ozark County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,176 | +4.7% |
| Pemiscot County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $713 | $888 | $1,171 | $1,176 | +7.8% |
| Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $729 | $733 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,490 | +6.1% |
| Putnam County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $698 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Ralls County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,128 | $1,490 | +5.1% |
| Randolph County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $693 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,384 | +7.8% |
| Reynolds County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,176 | +7.6% |
| Ripley County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $731 | $888 | $1,141 | $1,420 | +7.8% |
| Saline County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,153 | $1,176 | +7.6% |
| Schuyler County, MO Non-metro | $612 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,176 | +7.8% |
| Scotland County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $705 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Shannon County, MO Non-metro | $654 | $677 | $888 | $1,083 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Shelby County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $703 | $888 | $1,189 | $1,429 | +7.8% |
| St. Clair County, MO Non-metro | $612 | $677 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Stoddard County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,183 | $1,247 | +7.8% |
| Sullivan County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $809 | $888 | $1,110 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
| Texas County, MO Non-metro | $612 | $694 | $888 | $1,192 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Washington County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $774 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,276 | +7.8% |
| Wayne County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $810 | $888 | $1,065 | $1,490 | +7.8% |
| Worth County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,160 | $1,320 | +6.0% |
| Wright County, MO Non-metro | $660 | $677 | $888 | $1,235 | $1,320 | +7.8% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2026 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (revised), published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-07-20. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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