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Cities in Missouri by median gross rent (monthly)

Town and Country, MO had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 81 cities in 2021, at $1,547. Kennett, MO had the lowest, at $570. The median was $919 and the figure for Missouri was $886. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,547Town and Country, MO
Lowest570Kennett, MO
Median91981 cities
Missouri886History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Town and Country, MO: 1,547 USDTown and Country, MO1,547Clayton, MO: 1,490 USDClayton, MO1,490Webster Groves, MO: 1,382 USDWebster Groves, MO1,382Chesterfield, MO: 1,342 USDChesterfield, MO1,342Wildwood, MO: 1,332 USDWildwood, MO1,332Creve Coeur, MO: 1,323 USDCreve Coeur, MO1,323Lake St. Louis, MO: 1,281 USDLake St. Louis, MO1,281Raymore, MO: 1,202 USDRaymore, MO1,202Ellisville, MO: 1,195 USDEllisville, MO1,195Belton, MO: 1,192 USDBelton, MO1,192O'Fallon, MO: 1,185 USDO'Fallon, MO1,185Ballwin, MO: 1,178 USDBallwin, MO1,178Lee's Summit, MO: 1,160 USDLee's Summit, MO1,160Manchester, MO: 1,155 USDManchester, MO1,155Grain Valley, MO: 1,146 USDGrain Valley, MO1,146Kirkwood, MO: 1,135 USDKirkwood, MO1,135University City, MO: 1,129 USDUniversity City, MO1,129Florissant, MO: 1,113 USDFlorissant, MO1,113Wentzville, MO: 1,111 USDWentzville, MO1,111Maryland Heights, MO: 1,099 USDMaryland Heights, MO1,099Dardenne Prairie, MO: 1,080 USDDardenne Prairie, MO1,080St. Peters, MO: 1,078 USDSt. Peters, MO1,078Blue Springs, MO: 1,071 USDBlue Springs, MO1,071Eureka, MO: 1,070 USDEureka, MO1,070Kansas City, MO: 1,040 USDKansas City, MO1,040St. Charles, MO: 1,029 USDSt. Charles, MO1,029Raytown, MO: 1,027 USDRaytown, MO1,027Arnold, MO: 1,022 USDArnold, MO1,022Overland, MO: 1,019 USDOverland, MO1,019Kearney, MO: 1,017 USDKearney, MO1,017Gladstone, MO: 972 USDGladstone, MO972Ferguson, MO: 963 USDFerguson, MO963Liberty, MO: 956 USDLiberty, MO956Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 949 USDBellefontaine Neighbors, MO949Troy, MO: 947 USDTroy, MO947Crestwood, MO: 946 USDCrestwood, MO946Columbia, MO: 935 USDColumbia, MO935Independence, MO: 930 USDIndependence, MO930Republic, MO: 930 USDRepublic, MO930Jackson, MO: 926 USDJackson, MO926Town and Country, MO: 1,547 USDTown and Country, MO1,547Clayton, MO: 1,490 USDClayton, MO1,490Webster Groves, MO: 1,382 USDWebster Groves, MO1,382Chesterfield, MO: 1,342 USDChesterfield, MO1,342Wildwood, MO: 1,332 USDWildwood, MO1,332Creve Coeur, MO: 1,323 USDCreve Coeur, MO1,323Lake St. Louis, MO: 1,281 USDLake St. Louis, MO1,281Raymore, MO: 1,202 USDRaymore, MO1,202Ellisville, MO: 1,195 USDEllisville, MO1,195Belton, MO: 1,192 USDBelton, MO1,192O'Fallon, MO: 1,185 USDO'Fallon, MO1,185Ballwin, MO: 1,178 USDBallwin, MO1,178Lee's Summit, MO: 1,160 USDLee's Summit, MO1,160Manchester, MO: 1,155 USDManchester, MO1,155Grain Valley, MO: 1,146 USDGrain Valley, MO1,146Kirkwood, MO: 1,135 USDKirkwood, MO1,135University City, MO: 1,129 USDUniversity City, MO1,129Florissant, MO: 1,113 USDFlorissant, MO1,113Wentzville, MO: 1,111 USDWentzville, MO1,111Maryland Heights, MO: 1,099 USDMaryland Heights, MO1,099Dardenne Prairie, MO: 1,080 USDDardenne Prairie, MO1,080St. Peters, MO: 1,078 USDSt. Peters, MO1,078Blue Springs, MO: 1,071 USDBlue Springs, MO1,071Eureka, MO: 1,070 USDEureka, MO1,070Kansas City, MO: 1,040 USDKansas City, MO1,040St. Charles, MO: 1,029 USDSt. Charles, MO1,029Raytown, MO: 1,027 USDRaytown, MO1,027Arnold, MO: 1,022 USDArnold, MO1,022Overland, MO: 1,019 USDOverland, MO1,019Kearney, MO: 1,017 USDKearney, MO1,017Gladstone, MO: 972 USDGladstone, MO972Ferguson, MO: 963 USDFerguson, MO963Liberty, MO: 956 USDLiberty, MO956Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 949 USDBellefontaine Neighbors, MO949Troy, MO: 947 USDTroy, MO947Crestwood, MO: 946 USDCrestwood, MO946Columbia, MO: 935 USDColumbia, MO935Independence, MO: 930 USDIndependence, MO930Republic, MO: 930 USDRepublic, MO930Jackson, MO: 926 USDJackson, MO926
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Town and Country, MO1,547
2Clayton, MO1,490
3Webster Groves, MO1,382
4Chesterfield, MO1,342
5Wildwood, MO1,332
6Creve Coeur, MO1,323
7Lake St. Louis, MO1,281
8Raymore, MO1,202
9Ellisville, MO1,195
10Belton, MO1,192
11O'Fallon, MO1,185
12Ballwin, MO1,178
13Lee's Summit, MO1,160
14Manchester, MO1,155
15Grain Valley, MO1,146
16Kirkwood, MO1,135
17University City, MO1,129
18Florissant, MO1,113
19Wentzville, MO1,111
20Maryland Heights, MO1,099
21Dardenne Prairie, MO1,080
22St. Peters, MO1,078
23Blue Springs, MO1,071
24Eureka, MO1,070
25Kansas City, MO1,040
26St. Charles, MO1,029
27Raytown, MO1,027
28Arnold, MO1,022
29Overland, MO1,019
30Kearney, MO1,017
31Gladstone, MO972
32Ferguson, MO963
33Liberty, MO956
34Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO949
35Troy, MO947
36Crestwood, MO946
37Columbia, MO935
38Independence, MO930
38Republic, MO930
40Jackson, MO926
41Branson, MO919
41Hazelwood, MO919
43Nixa, MO893
44St. Louis, MO873
45Bridgeton, MO872
45Ozark, MO872
47Grandview, MO865
48St. Ann, MO851
49Festus, MO843
50Excelsior Springs, MO825
51Joplin, MO817
52St. Joseph, MO816
53Jennings, MO809
54Webb City, MO806
55Carthage, MO799
55Springfield, MO799
57Harrisonville, MO787
58Union, MO784
59Cape Girardeau, MO779
60Warrensburg, MO776
61Sikeston, MO765
62Monett, MO764
63Sedalia, MO762
64Washington, MO757
65Fulton, MO753
66Farmington, MO747
67Neosho, MO742
68Rolla, MO740
69Lebanon, MO721
70Hannibal, MO717
71Bolivar, MO714
72Kirksville, MO700
73Maryville, MO693
74Moberly, MO686
75Marshall, MO680
75West Plains, MO680
77Jefferson City, MO671
78Poplar Bluff, MO668
79Mexico, MO647
80Smithville, MO630
81Kennett, MO570

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Missouri by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/missouri-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Missouri by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/missouri-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by median gross rent (monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/missouri-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Town and Country, MO, with $1,547 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Kennett, MO, with $570 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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