Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Caldwell County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 115 counties in 2024, at $1,258. Wright County had the lowest, at $797. The median was $811. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest1,258Caldwell County
Lowest797Wright County
Median811115 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 800 USDAndrew County: 964 USDAtchison County: 797 USDAudrain County: 797 USDBarry County: 797 USDBarton County: 797 USDBates County: 854 USDBenton County: 817 USDBollinger County: 933 USDBoone County: 1,035 USDBuchanan County: 964 USDButler County: 798 USDCaldwell County: 1,258 USDCallaway County: 937 USDCamden County: 868 USDCape Girardeau County: 933 USDCarroll County: 797 USDCarter County: 797 USDCass County: 1,258 USDCedar County: 797 USDChariton County: 797 USDChristian County: 921 USDClark County: 797 USDClay County: 1,258 USDClinton County: 1,258 USDCole County: 824 USDCooper County: 819 USDCrawford County: 797 USDDade County: 797 USDDallas County: 797 USDDaviess County: 797 USDDeKalb County: 964 USDDent County: 797 USDDouglas County: 797 USDDunklin County: 797 USDFranklin County: 1,209 USDGasconade County: 797 USDGentry County: 797 USDGreene County: 921 USDGrundy County: 797 USDHarrison County: 797 USDHenry County: 797 USDHickory County: 797 USDHolt County: 797 USDHoward County: 862 USDHowell County: 797 USDIron County: 797 USDJackson County: 1,258 USDJasper County: 923 USDJefferson County: 1,209 USDJohnson County: 841 USDKnox County: 818 USDLaclede County: 797 USDLafayette County: 1,258 USDLawrence County: 797 USDLewis County: 797 USDLincoln County: 1,209 USDLinn County: 797 USDLivingston County: 812 USDMcDonald County: 797 USDMacon County: 797 USDMadison County: 797 USDMaries County: 797 USDMarion County: 828 USDMercer County: 797 USDMiller County: 860 USDMississippi County: 797 USDMoniteau County: 823 USDMonroe County: 797 USDMontgomery County: 797 USDMorgan County: 797 USDNew Madrid County: 834 USDNewton County: 923 USDNodaway County: 844 USDOregon County: 797 USDOsage County: 824 USDOzark County: 860 USDPemiscot County: 797 USDPerry County: 844 USDPettis County: 916 USDPhelps County: 865 USDPike County: 820 USDPlatte County: 1,258 USDPolk County: 797 USDPulaski County: 978 USDPutnam County: 797 USDRalls County: 849 USDRandolph County: 797 USDRay County: 1,258 USDReynolds County: 801 USDRipley County: 797 USDSt. Charles County: 1,209 USDSt. Clair County: 797 USDSte. Genevieve County: 898 USDSt. Francois County: 819 USDSt. Louis County: 1,209 USDSaline County: 813 USDSchuyler County: 797 USDScotland County: 797 USDScott County: 865 USDShannon County: 843 USDShelby County: 797 USDStoddard County: 797 USDStone County: 811 USDSullivan County: 797 USDTaney County: 956 USDTexas County: 797 USDVernon County: 865 USDWarren County: 1,209 USDWashington County: 797 USDWayne County: 797 USDWebster County: 921 USDWorth County: 825 USDWright County: 797 USDSt. Louis city: 1,209 USD
  • Under 800
  • 800 to 810
  • 810 to 850
  • 850 to 960
  • 960 and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Caldwell County: 1,258 USDCaldwell County1,258Cass County: 1,258 USDCass County1,258Clay County: 1,258 USDClay County1,258Clinton County: 1,258 USDClinton County1,258Jackson County: 1,258 USDJackson County1,258Lafayette County: 1,258 USDLafayette County1,258Platte County: 1,258 USDPlatte County1,258Ray County: 1,258 USDRay County1,258Franklin County: 1,209 USDFranklin County1,209Jefferson County: 1,209 USDJefferson County1,209Lincoln County: 1,209 USDLincoln County1,209St. Charles County: 1,209 USDSt. Charles County1,209St. Louis city: 1,209 USDSt. Louis city1,209St. Louis County: 1,209 USDSt. Louis County1,209Warren County: 1,209 USDWarren County1,209Boone County: 1,035 USDBoone County1,035Pulaski County: 978 USDPulaski County978Andrew County: 964 USDAndrew County964Buchanan County: 964 USDBuchanan County964DeKalb County: 964 USDDeKalb County964Taney County: 956 USDTaney County956Callaway County: 937 USDCallaway County937Bollinger County: 933 USDBollinger County933Cape Girardeau County: 933 USDCape Girardeau County933Jasper County: 923 USDJasper County923Newton County: 923 USDNewton County923Christian County: 921 USDChristian County921Greene County: 921 USDGreene County921Webster County: 921 USDWebster County921Pettis County: 916 USDPettis County916Ste. Genevieve County: 898 USDSte. Genevieve County898Camden County: 868 USDCamden County868Phelps County: 865 USDPhelps County865Scott County: 865 USDScott County865Vernon County: 865 USDVernon County865Howard County: 862 USDHoward County862Miller County: 860 USDMiller County860Ozark County: 860 USDOzark County860Bates County: 854 USDBates County854Ralls County: 849 USDRalls County849Caldwell County: 1,258 USDCaldwell County1,258Cass County: 1,258 USDCass County1,258Clay County: 1,258 USDClay County1,258Clinton County: 1,258 USDClinton County1,258Jackson County: 1,258 USDJackson County1,258Lafayette County: 1,258 USDLafayette County1,258Platte County: 1,258 USDPlatte County1,258Ray County: 1,258 USDRay County1,258Franklin County: 1,209 USDFranklin County1,209Jefferson County: 1,209 USDJefferson County1,209Lincoln County: 1,209 USDLincoln County1,209St. Charles County: 1,209 USDSt. Charles County1,209St. Louis city: 1,209 USDSt. Louis city1,209St. Louis County: 1,209 USDSt. Louis County1,209Warren County: 1,209 USDWarren County1,209Boone County: 1,035 USDBoone County1,035Pulaski County: 978 USDPulaski County978Andrew County: 964 USDAndrew County964Buchanan County: 964 USDBuchanan County964DeKalb County: 964 USDDeKalb County964Taney County: 956 USDTaney County956Callaway County: 937 USDCallaway County937Bollinger County: 933 USDBollinger County933Cape Girardeau County: 933 USDCape Girardeau County933Jasper County: 923 USDJasper County923Newton County: 923 USDNewton County923Christian County: 921 USDChristian County921Greene County: 921 USDGreene County921Webster County: 921 USDWebster County921Pettis County: 916 USDPettis County916Ste. Genevieve County: 898 USDSte. Genevieve County898Camden County: 868 USDCamden County868Phelps County: 865 USDPhelps County865Scott County: 865 USDScott County865Vernon County: 865 USDVernon County865Howard County: 862 USDHoward County862Miller County: 860 USDMiller County860Ozark County: 860 USDOzark County860Bates County: 854 USDBates County854Ralls County: 849 USDRalls County849
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Caldwell County1,258+8.1%
1Cass County1,258+8.1%
1Clay County1,258+8.1%
1Clinton County1,258+8.1%
1Jackson County1,258+8.1%
1Lafayette County1,258+8.1%
1Platte County1,258+8.1%
1Ray County1,258+8.1%
9Franklin County1,209+21%
9Jefferson County1,209+21%
9Lincoln County1,209+21%
9St. Charles County1,209+21%
9St. Louis city1,209+21%
9St. Louis County1,209+21%
9Warren County1,209+21%
16Boone County1,035+7.7%
17Pulaski County978+7%
18Andrew County964+7.7%
18Buchanan County964+7.7%
18DeKalb County964+7.7%
21Taney County956+8.3%
22Callaway County937+11.5%
23Bollinger County933+7.1%
23Cape Girardeau County933+7.1%
25Jasper County923+12.4%
25Newton County923+12.4%
27Christian County921+5.7%
27Greene County921+5.7%
27Webster County921+5.7%
30Pettis County916+10%
31Ste. Genevieve County898+5.4%
32Camden County868+5.7%
33Phelps County865+1.5%
33Scott County865+4.6%
33Vernon County865+6.9%
36Howard County862+9.8%
37Miller County860+5.7%
37Ozark County860+4.6%
39Bates County854+6.8%
40Ralls County849-1%
41Nodaway County844+5.8%
41Perry County844+7.5%
43Shannon County843+5.6%
44Johnson County841+6.2%
45New Madrid County834+9.4%
46Marion County828+7.4%
47Worth County825+6%
48Cole County824+10.2%
48Osage County824+10.2%
50Moniteau County823+10.3%
51Pike County820+4.6%
52Cooper County819+5.4%
52St. Francois County819+8.8%
54Knox County818+6.1%
55Benton County817+9.5%
56Saline County813+9%
57Livingston County812+3.3%
58Stone County811+7%
59Reynolds County801+6.4%
60Adair County800+7.2%
61Butler County798+7%
62Atchison County797+6.8%
62Audrain County797+6.6%
62Barry County797+6.8%
62Barton County797+6.8%
62Carroll County797+6.8%
62Carter County797+6.8%
62Cedar County797+6.8%
62Chariton County797+6.8%
62Clark County797+6.8%
62Crawford County797+6.3%
62Dade County797+6.8%
62Dallas County797+6.8%
62Daviess County797+6.8%
62Dent County797+6.8%
62Douglas County797+6.8%
62Dunklin County797+6.8%
62Gasconade County797+6.6%
62Gentry County797+6.8%
62Grundy County797+6.8%
62Harrison County797+6.8%
62Henry County797+4%
62Hickory County797+6.8%
62Holt County797+6.8%
62Howell County797+6.8%
62Iron County797+6.8%
62Laclede County797+6.8%
62Lawrence County797+6.8%
62Lewis County797+6.8%
62Linn County797+6.8%
62Macon County797+6.8%
62Madison County797+6.8%
62Maries County797+6.8%
62McDonald County797+6.8%
62Mercer County797+6.8%
62Mississippi County797+6.8%
62Monroe County797+6.8%
62Montgomery County797+6.7%
62Morgan County797+6.8%
62Oregon County797+6.8%
62Pemiscot County797+6.8%
62Polk County797+6.8%
62Putnam County797+6.8%
62Randolph County797+6.8%
62Ripley County797+6.8%
62Schuyler County797+6.8%
62Scotland County797+6.8%
62Shelby County797+6.8%
62St. Clair County797+6.8%
62Stoddard County797+6.8%
62Sullivan County797+6.8%
62Texas County797+6.8%
62Washington County797+6.8%
62Wayne County797+6.8%
62Wright County797+6.8%

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 two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (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-two-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (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-two-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (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-two-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{department_counties_in_missouri_by_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research}},
  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024\_final\_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
TI  - HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/03/04
PB  - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/missouri-counties?period=2024.
N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Missouri by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"fair_market_rent_2br","level":"province","within":"Missouri","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=fair_market_rent_2br&level=province&within=Missouri&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Caldwell County, with $1,258 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Wright County, with $797 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly): other rankings

Counties in Missouri: more rankings