Counties in Missouri by median gross rent (monthly)

Platte County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 115 counties in 2022, at $1,210. Worth County had the lowest, at $355. The median was $732 and the figure for Missouri was $957. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,210Platte County
Lowest355Worth County
Median732115 counties
Missouri957History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Platte CountyPlatte County: 1,210 USD1,210St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 1,209 USD1,209Clay CountyClay County: 1,133 USD1,133St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 1,119 USD1,119Cass CountyCass County: 1,097 USD1,097Jackson CountyJackson County: 1,096 USD1,096Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,032 USD1,032Boone CountyBoone County: 994 USD994Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 958 USD958Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 957 USD957Warren CountyWarren County: 956 USD956Clinton CountyClinton County: 938 USD938St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 938 USD938Christian CountyChristian County: 937 USD937Johnson CountyJohnson County: 912 USD912Greene CountyGreene County: 895 USD895Jasper CountyJasper County: 878 USD878Perry CountyPerry County: 877 USD877Taney CountyTaney County: 873 USD873Andrew CountyAndrew County: 872 USD872Stone CountyStone County: 867 USD867Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 856 USD856Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 854 USD854Ray CountyRay County: 840 USD840Pettis CountyPettis County: 838 USD838Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 834 USD834Franklin CountyFranklin County: 831 USD831Benton CountyBenton County: 825 USD825Madison CountyMadison County: 825 USD825Howard CountyHoward County: 823 USD823Callaway CountyCallaway County: 807 USD807Camden CountyCamden County: 799 USD799Scott CountyScott County: 798 USD798Laclede CountyLaclede County: 791 USD791Oregon CountyOregon County: 789 USD789Crawford CountyCrawford County: 784 USD784Cole CountyCole County: 783 USD783Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 783 USD783Newton CountyNewton County: 781 USD781Ralls CountyRalls County: 777 USD777
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Platte County1,210+7.9%
2St. Charles County1,209+8.1%
3Clay County1,133+8.3%
4St. Louis County1,119+8.4%
5Cass County1,097+4%
6Jackson County1,096+10.4%
7Pulaski County1,032+0.4%
8Boone County994+6.5%
9Lincoln County958+9.4%
10Jefferson County957+7.6%
11Warren County956+5.8%
12Clinton County938+9.6%
12St. Louis city938+7.4%
14Christian County937+8.4%
15Johnson County912+10%
16Greene County895+9.3%
17Jasper County878+7.7%
18Perry County877+8.5%
19Taney County873+5.7%
20Andrew County872+4.7%
21Stone County867+11%
22Buchanan County856+4.8%
23Cape Girardeau County854+6.2%
24Ray County840+9.8%
25Pettis County838+8.3%
26Lafayette County834+8%
27Franklin County831+7.4%
28Benton County825+10.6%
28Madison County825+16.9%
30Howard County823+15.6%
31Callaway County807+9.1%
32Camden County799+7.5%
33Scott County798+8.1%
34Laclede County791+10.5%
35Oregon County789+17.1%
36Crawford County784+11.2%
37Cole County783+10.3%
37Lawrence County783+2.9%
39Newton County781+6.1%
40Ralls County777+10.2%
41Phelps County770+4.2%
42Montgomery County769+7.9%
43Cedar County759+8.7%
44Adair County758+8%
45Marion County757+9.2%
46Livingston County755+11.9%
47Carroll County754+5.2%
48Bollinger County752+7.9%
48Polk County752+7.3%
50St. Francois County748+7.3%
51Moniteau County747+11%
52DeKalb County745+2.9%
53Ste. Genevieve County744+0.3%
54Nodaway County739+8.7%
55McDonald County737+7.7%
56Bates County736+9.2%
57Randolph County735+5.5%
58Henry County732+8.9%
59Butler County729+5.7%
60Miller County726+5.2%
61Cooper County724+7.3%
61Pike County724+8.2%
63Pemiscot County722+10.4%
64Sullivan County719+7.8%
65Saline County718+8.3%
66Webster County713+10.5%
67Stoddard County712+7.1%
68Barry County710+2.7%
69New Madrid County708+4.3%
70Audrain County707+11.9%
71Vernon County706+4%
72Douglas County704+13.9%
73Macon County699+11.1%
73Ripley County699+22%
75Washington County694+10.5%
76Monroe County693+8.8%
77Hickory County692+7%
78Daviess County689+2.5%
79Morgan County687+7.2%
80Howell County686+8.7%
80Mississippi County686+4.1%
82Barton County681+7.1%
83Grundy County676+14%
84Iron County662+1.4%
85Gasconade County661+21.1%
86Holt County658+10.2%
87Dent County648+2.4%
87Linn County648+7.3%
89Reynolds County643+4.2%
90Dade County641-3.3%
91Knox County639+10.4%
92Harrison County638+18.8%
93Ozark County636-7%
94Dallas County635+6.5%
95Caldwell County632-6.1%
96Texas County631+14.9%
97Shelby County630+7.3%
98Dunklin County629+8.1%
99Wayne County626+4.3%
100Carter County625+6.3%
101Putnam County609+3.2%
102Atchison County608+9.7%
103Lewis County606+3.2%
104Gentry County595+5.1%
105Wright County593+11.3%
106Osage County592+2.1%
107Maries County583-3.5%
108Clark County580+8.4%
109St. Clair County572+0.7%
110Shannon County556-1.9%
111Chariton County525+11%
112Mercer County496+8.1%
113Scotland County471+0.2%
114Schuyler County414-17.2%
115Worth County355+9.9%

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Platte County, with $1,210 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Worth County, with $355 in 2022.

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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