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 2024, at $1,098. Wright County had the lowest, at $607. The median was $635. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest1,098Caldwell County
Lowest607Wright County
Median635115 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

Caldwell County: 1,098 USDCaldwell County1,098Cass County: 1,098 USDCass County1,098Clay County: 1,098 USDClay County1,098Clinton County: 1,098 USDClinton County1,098Jackson County: 1,098 USDJackson County1,098Lafayette County: 1,098 USDLafayette County1,098Platte County: 1,098 USDPlatte County1,098Ray County: 1,098 USDRay County1,098Franklin County: 972 USDFranklin County972Jefferson County: 972 USDJefferson County972Lincoln County: 972 USDLincoln County972St. Charles County: 972 USDSt. Charles County972St. Louis city: 972 USDSt. Louis city972St. Louis County: 972 USDSt. Louis County972Warren County: 972 USDWarren County972Boone County: 861 USDBoone County861Miller County: 763 USDMiller County763Pulaski County: 744 USDPulaski County744Bollinger County: 742 USDBollinger County742Cape Girardeau County: 742 USDCape Girardeau County742Jasper County: 741 USDJasper County741Newton County: 741 USDNewton County741Andrew County: 734 USDAndrew County734Buchanan County: 734 USDBuchanan County734DeKalb County: 734 USDDeKalb County734Taney County: 728 USDTaney County728Christian County: 723 USDChristian County723Greene County: 723 USDGreene County723Webster County: 723 USDWebster County723Callaway County: 713 USDCallaway County713Johnson County: 712 USDJohnson County712Perry County: 712 USDPerry County712Iron County: 710 USDIron County710Maries County: 710 USDMaries County710Pemiscot County: 710 USDPemiscot County710Texas County: 710 USDTexas County710Morgan County: 707 USDMorgan County707Wayne County: 699 USDWayne County699Pettis County: 697 USDPettis County697Ste. Genevieve County: 683 USDSte. Genevieve County683
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Caldwell County1,098+9.6%
1Cass County1,098+9.6%
1Clay County1,098+9.6%
1Clinton County1,098+9.6%
1Jackson County1,098+9.6%
1Lafayette County1,098+9.6%
1Platte County1,098+9.6%
1Ray County1,098+9.6%
9Franklin County972+22.3%
9Jefferson County972+22.3%
9Lincoln County972+22.3%
9St. Charles County972+22.3%
9St. Louis city972+22.3%
9St. Louis County972+22.3%
9Warren County972+22.3%
16Boone County861+9.3%
17Miller County763+9.6%
18Pulaski County744+7.2%
19Bollinger County742+9.1%
19Cape Girardeau County742+9.1%
21Jasper County741+13.3%
21Newton County741+13.3%
23Andrew County734+7.9%
23Buchanan County734+7.9%
23DeKalb County734+7.9%
26Taney County728+8.5%
27Christian County723+6.2%
27Greene County723+6.2%
27Webster County723+6.2%
30Callaway County713+11.8%
31Johnson County712+7.7%
31Perry County712+11.4%
33Iron County710+8.7%
33Maries County710+7.6%
33Pemiscot County710+7.9%
33Texas County710+7.6%
37Morgan County707+7.1%
38Wayne County699+23.1%
39Pettis County697+8.4%
40Ste. Genevieve County683+5.6%
41Nodaway County673+7.3%
42Marion County669+7%
43Camden County661+5.9%
44Barton County659+5.8%
45Phelps County658+1.7%
45Scott County658+4.8%
45Vernon County658+7%
48Howard County656+10.1%
49Ozark County655+5%
50Putnam County653+9.6%
51Bates County650+6.9%
51Cole County650+6.4%
51Osage County650+6.4%
54Ralls County646-0.9%
55Polk County642+10.9%
55Shannon County642+5.9%
57Crawford County635+10.8%
57McDonald County635+1.8%
57New Madrid County635+9.7%
60Hickory County633+11.6%
61Audrain County631+5.7%
61Dade County631+9.9%
63Cooper County628+4.7%
63Worth County628+6.3%
65Ripley County627+10.6%
66Moniteau County626+10.4%
67Pike County624+4.7%
68Knox County623+6.3%
68St. Francois County623+8.9%
70Benton County622+9.7%
71Dunklin County619+9.2%
71Lawrence County619+3.7%
71Saline County619+9.2%
74Livingston County618+3.5%
75Gentry County617+8.8%
75Shelby County617+8.8%
75Stone County617-0.5%
78Grundy County614+7.5%
79Harrison County613+2%
80Reynolds County610+6.6%
81Adair County609+7.4%
82Chariton County608+3.9%
83Atchison County607+7.1%
83Barry County607+7.1%
83Butler County607+7.1%
83Carroll County607+7.1%
83Carter County607+7.1%
83Cedar County607-2.9%
83Clark County607+7.1%
83Dallas County607+4.8%
83Daviess County607+7.1%
83Dent County607+7.1%
83Douglas County607+7.1%
83Gasconade County607+6.9%
83Henry County607+4.3%
83Holt County607+7.1%
83Howell County607+7.1%
83Laclede County607+7.1%
83Lewis County607+7.1%
83Linn County607+7.1%
83Macon County607+7.1%
83Madison County607+7.1%
83Mercer County607+7.1%
83Mississippi County607+7.1%
83Monroe County607+7.1%
83Montgomery County607+7.1%
83Oregon County607+7.1%
83Randolph County607+7.1%
83Schuyler County607+7.1%
83Scotland County607+7.1%
83St. Clair County607+7.1%
83Stoddard County607+7.1%
83Sullivan County607+7.1%
83Washington County607+7.1%
83Wright County607+7.1%

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/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Caldwell County, with $1,098 in 2024, 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 $607 in 2024.

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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