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

Caldwell County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 115 counties in 2021, at $857. Wright County had the lowest, at $502. The median was $524. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest857Caldwell County
Lowest502Wright County
Median524115 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

Caldwell County: 857 USDCaldwell County857Cass County: 857 USDCass County857Clay County: 857 USDClay County857Clinton County: 857 USDClinton County857Jackson County: 857 USDJackson County857Lafayette County: 857 USDLafayette County857Platte County: 857 USDPlatte County857Ray County: 857 USDRay County857Franklin County: 731 USDFranklin County731Jefferson County: 731 USDJefferson County731Lincoln County: 731 USDLincoln County731St. Charles County: 731 USDSt. Charles County731St. Louis city: 731 USDSt. Louis city731St. Louis County: 731 USDSt. Louis County731Warren County: 731 USDWarren County731Boone County: 722 USDBoone County722Pulaski County: 650 USDPulaski County650Andrew County: 620 USDAndrew County620Buchanan County: 620 USDBuchanan County620DeKalb County: 620 USDDeKalb County620Bollinger County: 612 USDBollinger County612Cape Girardeau County: 612 USDCape Girardeau County612Jasper County: 611 USDJasper County611Newton County: 611 USDNewton County611Taney County: 605 USDTaney County605Christian County: 595 USDChristian County595Greene County: 595 USDGreene County595Webster County: 595 USDWebster County595Barton County: 581 USDBarton County581Dallas County: 581 USDDallas County581Maries County: 581 USDMaries County581McDonald County: 581 USDMcDonald County581Ralls County: 574 USDRalls County574Pettis County: 573 USDPettis County573Miller County: 572 USDMiller County572Callaway County: 568 USDCallaway County568Johnson County: 565 USDJohnson County565Iron County: 560 USDIron County560Phelps County: 556 USDPhelps County556Camden County: 551 USDCamden County551
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Caldwell County857+5.4%
1Cass County857+5.4%
1Clay County857+5.4%
1Clinton County857+5.4%
1Jackson County857+5.4%
1Lafayette County857+5.4%
1Platte County857+5.4%
1Ray County857+5.4%
9Franklin County731+4.3%
9Jefferson County731+4.3%
9Lincoln County731+4.3%
9St. Charles County731+4.3%
9St. Louis city731+4.3%
9St. Louis County731+4.3%
9Warren County731+4.3%
16Boone County722-2.6%
17Pulaski County650+2.2%
18Andrew County620+1.6%
18Buchanan County620+1.6%
18DeKalb County620+1.6%
21Bollinger County612+4.3%
21Cape Girardeau County612+4.3%
23Jasper County611+8.5%
23Newton County611+8.5%
25Taney County605+5%
26Christian County595+2.1%
26Greene County595+2.1%
26Webster County595+2.1%
29Barton County581+4.3%
29Dallas County581+4.3%
29Maries County581+7.8%
29McDonald County581+4.3%
33Ralls County574+5.1%
34Pettis County573+2.5%
35Miller County572+4%
36Callaway County568+3.6%
37Johnson County565+4.8%
38Iron County560+4.3%
39Phelps County556+2%
40Camden County551+5.6%
41Henry County547+3%
42Cole County546+4%
42Osage County546+4%
44Marion County544+4.6%
44Morgan County544+12.2%
46Stone County542-1.8%
47Cedar County541+11.8%
47Crawford County541+1.7%
47Ste. Genevieve County541+1.5%
50Bates County536+1.1%
50Ozark County536+10.1%
52Pike County533+0.9%
53Polk County528+1.3%
53Scott County528+3.7%
53Vernon County528+4.8%
56Madison County525+7.1%
57Howard County524-0.4%
57Nodaway County524+3.6%
59Sullivan County521+1.2%
60Chariton County519+5.5%
61Cooper County518+7.2%
61Livingston County518+3.6%
63Lawrence County517+6.2%
64Linn County514+0.4%
65Macon County513+6.7%
65Perry County513+4.5%
67Audrain County512+1.8%
67Oregon County512+3.4%
67Pemiscot County512+6.4%
67Ripley County512-1.9%
71Dade County511+3.9%
72Butler County508+0.8%
73Harrison County507+5.4%
74St. Francois County506+5.2%
75St. Clair County504+0.6%
76Carter County503+4.4%
77Adair County502+4.4%
77Atchison County502+4.4%
77Barry County502+4.4%
77Benton County502+4.4%
77Carroll County502+4.4%
77Clark County502+3.1%
77Daviess County502-1.2%
77Dent County502+4.4%
77Douglas County502+4.4%
77Dunklin County502+1%
77Gasconade County502+4.4%
77Gentry County502+4.4%
77Grundy County502+4.4%
77Hickory County502+4.4%
77Holt County502+4.4%
77Howell County502+3.1%
77Knox County502+4.4%
77Laclede County502+4.4%
77Lewis County502+4.4%
77Mercer County502+4.4%
77Mississippi County502+1.6%
77Moniteau County502+4.4%
77Monroe County502+4.4%
77Montgomery County502+4.4%
77New Madrid County502+4.4%
77Putnam County502+4.4%
77Randolph County502-0.6%
77Reynolds County502+4.4%
77Saline County502+4.4%
77Schuyler County502+4.4%
77Scotland County502+0.4%
77Shannon County502+4.4%
77Shelby County502+4.4%
77Stoddard County502+4.4%
77Texas County502+4.4%
77Washington County502+4.4%
77Wayne County502+4.4%
77Worth County502+4.4%
77Wright County502+4.4%

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/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Caldwell County, with $857 in 2021, 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 $502 in 2021.

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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