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 2025, at $1,183. Wright County had the lowest, at $628. The median was $668. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest1,183Caldwell County
Lowest628Wright County
Median668115 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

Caldwell County: 1,183 USDCaldwell County1,183Cass County: 1,183 USDCass County1,183Clay County: 1,183 USDClay County1,183Clinton County: 1,183 USDClinton County1,183Jackson County: 1,183 USDJackson County1,183Lafayette County: 1,183 USDLafayette County1,183Platte County: 1,183 USDPlatte County1,183Ray County: 1,183 USDRay County1,183Franklin County: 984 USDFranklin County984Jefferson County: 984 USDJefferson County984Lincoln County: 984 USDLincoln County984St. Charles County: 984 USDSt. Charles County984St. Louis city: 984 USDSt. Louis city984St. Louis County: 984 USDSt. Louis County984Warren County: 984 USDWarren County984Boone County: 862 USDBoone County862Jasper County: 835 USDJasper County835Newton County: 835 USDNewton County835Christian County: 795 USDChristian County795Greene County: 795 USDGreene County795Webster County: 795 USDWebster County795Bollinger County: 794 USDBollinger County794Cape Girardeau County: 794 USDCape Girardeau County794Andrew County: 789 USDAndrew County789Buchanan County: 789 USDBuchanan County789DeKalb County: 789 USDDeKalb County789Perry County: 789 USDPerry County789Miller County: 780 USDMiller County780Pulaski County: 765 USDPulaski County765Callaway County: 761 USDCallaway County761Johnson County: 761 USDJohnson County761Taney County: 750 USDTaney County750Iron County: 744 USDIron County744Wayne County: 744 USDWayne County744Texas County: 741 USDTexas County741Maries County: 739 USDMaries County739Pemiscot County: 723 USDPemiscot County723Pettis County: 715 USDPettis County715Hickory County: 714 USDHickory County714Howard County: 695 USDHoward County695
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD
Change on 2024
1Caldwell County1,183+7.7%
1Cass County1,183+7.7%
1Clay County1,183+7.7%
1Clinton County1,183+7.7%
1Jackson County1,183+7.7%
1Lafayette County1,183+7.7%
1Platte County1,183+7.7%
1Ray County1,183+7.7%
9Franklin County984+1.2%
9Jefferson County984+1.2%
9Lincoln County984+1.2%
9St. Charles County984+1.2%
9St. Louis city984+1.2%
9St. Louis County984+1.2%
9Warren County984+1.2%
16Boone County862+0.1%
17Jasper County835+12.7%
17Newton County835+12.7%
19Christian County795+10%
19Greene County795+10%
19Webster County795+10%
22Bollinger County794+7%
22Cape Girardeau County794+7%
24Andrew County789+7.5%
24Buchanan County789+7.5%
24DeKalb County789+7.5%
24Perry County789+10.8%
28Miller County780+2.2%
29Pulaski County765+2.8%
30Callaway County761+6.7%
30Johnson County761+6.9%
32Taney County750+3%
33Iron County744+4.8%
33Wayne County744+6.4%
35Texas County741+4.4%
36Maries County739+4.1%
37Pemiscot County723+1.8%
38Pettis County715+2.6%
39Hickory County714+12.8%
40Howard County695+5.9%
40Scott County695+5.6%
42Ste. Genevieve County688+0.7%
43Marion County687+2.7%
44Dallas County684+12.7%
44Vernon County684+4%
46Cole County681+4.8%
46Morgan County681-3.7%
46Osage County681+4.8%
46Polk County681+6.1%
50Barton County680+3.2%
50Phelps County680+3.3%
52Bates County679+4.5%
52Washington County679+11.9%
54Moniteau County673+7.5%
54Nodaway County6730%
56Dade County671+6.3%
57Camden County669+1.2%
58Benton County668+7.4%
59Crawford County666+4.9%
60Ripley County664+5.9%
61Gentry County657+6.5%
62St. Francois County652+4.7%
63Audrain County651+3.2%
64Putnam County649-0.6%
65Ozark County646-1.4%
65Stone County646+4.7%
67Ralls County644-0.3%
68New Madrid County643+1.3%
69Harrison County641+4.6%
70Worth County639+1.8%
71Shelby County638+3.4%
72Adair County636+4.4%
72Macon County636+4.8%
72Pike County636+1.9%
72Randolph County636+4.8%
76Howell County634+4.4%
77Madison County633+4.3%
78Barry County630+3.8%
78Laclede County630+3.8%
80Henry County629+3.6%
80Reynolds County629+3.1%
80Saline County629+1.6%
83Atchison County628+3.5%
83Butler County628+3.5%
83Carroll County628+3.5%
83Carter County628+3.5%
83Cedar County628+3.5%
83Chariton County628+3.3%
83Clark County628+3.5%
83Cooper County6280%
83Daviess County628+3.5%
83Dent County628+3.5%
83Douglas County628+3.5%
83Dunklin County628+1.5%
83Gasconade County628+3.5%
83Grundy County628+2.3%
83Holt County628+3.5%
83Knox County628+0.8%
83Lawrence County628+1.5%
83Lewis County628+3.5%
83Linn County628+3.5%
83Livingston County628+1.6%
83McDonald County628-1.1%
83Mercer County628+3.5%
83Mississippi County628+3.5%
83Monroe County628+3.5%
83Montgomery County628+3.5%
83Oregon County628+3.5%
83Schuyler County628+3.5%
83Scotland County628+3.5%
83Shannon County628-2.2%
83St. Clair County628+3.5%
83Stoddard County628+3.5%
83Sullivan County628+3.5%
83Wright County628+3.5%

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/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 18 Feb. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Caldwell County, with $1,183 in 2025, 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 $628 in 2025.

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