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Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2027

Caldwell County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 115 counties in 2027, at $1,366. Wright County had the lowest, at $735. The median was $775. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest1,366Caldwell County
Lowest735Wright County
Median775115 counties

Top 40 counties, 2027

Caldwell County: 1,366 USDCaldwell County1,366Cass County: 1,366 USDCass County1,366Clay County: 1,366 USDClay County1,366Clinton County: 1,366 USDClinton County1,366Jackson County: 1,366 USDJackson County1,366Lafayette County: 1,366 USDLafayette County1,366Platte County: 1,366 USDPlatte County1,366Ray County: 1,366 USDRay County1,366Franklin County: 1,104 USDFranklin County1,104Jefferson County: 1,104 USDJefferson County1,104Lincoln County: 1,104 USDLincoln County1,104St. Charles County: 1,104 USDSt. Charles County1,104St. Louis city: 1,104 USDSt. Louis city1,104St. Louis County: 1,104 USDSt. Louis County1,104Warren County: 1,104 USDWarren County1,104Perry County: 960 USDPerry County960Boone County: 959 USDBoone County959Christian County: 913 USDChristian County913Greene County: 913 USDGreene County913Webster County: 913 USDWebster County913Jasper County: 910 USDJasper County910Newton County: 910 USDNewton County910Pulaski County: 898 USDPulaski County898Miller County: 890 USDMiller County890Washington County: 884 USDWashington County884Wayne County: 884 USDWayne County884Iron County: 880 USDIron County880Hickory County: 864 USDHickory County864Maries County: 862 USDMaries County862Taney County: 861 USDTaney County861Callaway County: 858 USDCallaway County858Andrew County: 857 USDAndrew County857Buchanan County: 857 USDBuchanan County857DeKalb County: 857 USDDeKalb County857Johnson County: 856 USDJohnson County856Dallas County: 845 USDDallas County845Ste. Genevieve County: 840 USDSte. Genevieve County840Bates County: 839 USDBates County839Scotland County: 836 USDScotland County836Putnam County: 835 USDPutnam County835
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2027
USD		Change on 2026
1Caldwell County1,366+14.1%
1Cass County1,366+14.1%
1Clay County1,366+14.1%
1Clinton County1,366+14.1%
1Jackson County1,366+14.1%
1Lafayette County1,366+14.1%
1Platte County1,366+14.1%
1Ray County1,366+14.1%
9Franklin County1,104+11%
9Jefferson County1,104+11%
9Lincoln County1,104+11%
9St. Charles County1,104+11%
9St. Louis city1,104+11%
9St. Louis County1,104+11%
9Warren County1,104+11%
16Perry County960+10.6%
17Boone County959-5.1%
18Christian County913+3.4%
18Greene County913+3.4%
18Webster County913+3.4%
21Jasper County910+19%
21Newton County910+19%
23Pulaski County898+11%
24Miller County890+8.7%
25Washington County884+14.2%
25Wayne County884+9.1%
27Iron County880+8.6%
28Hickory County864+8.5%
29Maries County862+9.1%
30Taney County861+9.8%
31Callaway County858+8.1%
32Andrew County857+3%
32Buchanan County857+3%
32DeKalb County857+3%
35Johnson County856+5%
36Dallas County845+15.4%
37Ste. Genevieve County840+9.5%
38Bates County839+18.8%
39Scotland County836+18.6%
40Putnam County835+19.6%
41Bollinger County833+3.2%
41Cape Girardeau County833+3.2%
43Ripley County830+13.5%
44Pettis County821+10.2%
45Madison County813+14%
46Marion County810+11.1%
47Morgan County809+8.6%
48Adair County798+12.7%
49Camden County790+10.3%
50Stone County789+12.2%
51Scott County785+10.7%
52Dade County784+7.5%
52Pike County784+12%
54Phelps County781+5.3%
55Macon County778+9.1%
55Polk County778+6.1%
57Audrain County775+12.3%
57Barton County775+5.6%
59Nodaway County772+7.5%
60Monroe County768+13.4%
61Benton County767+8.3%
61Worth County767+13.3%
63Dent County763+12.2%
63Laclede County763+10.9%
65Vernon County760+8.1%
66Crawford County758+4%
67Howard County757-4.9%
68St. Francois County755+9.6%
69Shelby County751+6.8%
70Schuyler County748+10.5%
71Lawrence County746+10.2%
72Mercer County744+9.9%
73Randolph County742+7.1%
74Ralls County741+9.5%
75Moniteau County736+4.7%
76Atchison County735+8.6%
76Barry County735+8.6%
76Butler County735+7.8%
76Carroll County735+8.6%
76Carter County735+8.6%
76Cedar County735+8.6%
76Chariton County735+8.6%
76Clark County735+8.6%
76Cole County735+5.9%
76Cooper County735+0.7%
76Daviess County735+8.6%
76Douglas County735+8.6%
76Dunklin County735+8.6%
76Gasconade County735+8.6%
76Gentry County735+6.4%
76Grundy County735+8.6%
76Harrison County735+8.6%
76Henry County735+8.6%
76Holt County735+8.6%
76Howell County735+8.6%
76Knox County735+8.6%
76Lewis County735+8.6%
76Linn County735+8.6%
76Livingston County735+8.6%
76McDonald County735+8.6%
76Mississippi County735+8.6%
76Montgomery County735+8.6%
76New Madrid County735+8.4%
76Oregon County735+8.6%
76Osage County735+5.9%
76Ozark County735+8.6%
76Pemiscot County735+3.1%
76Reynolds County735+8.6%
76Saline County735+8.6%
76Shannon County735+8.6%
76St. Clair County735+8.6%
76Stoddard County735+8.6%
76Sullivan County735-9.1%
76Texas County735+5.9%
76Wright County735+8.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a one-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county. Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet. HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile. They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Caldwell County, with $1,366 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Wright County, with $735 in 2027.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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