Counties in Missouri by median gross rent (monthly)

St. Charles County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 115 counties in 2023, at $1,312. Worth County had the lowest, at $353. The median was $754 and the figure for Missouri was $996. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,312St. Charles County
Lowest353Worth County
Median754115 counties
Missouri996History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 1,312 USD1,312Platte CountyPlatte County: 1,247 USD1,247Clay CountyClay County: 1,220 USD1,220St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 1,164 USD1,164Jackson CountyJackson County: 1,151 USD1,151Cass CountyCass County: 1,147 USD1,147Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,072 USD1,072Boone CountyBoone County: 1,060 USD1,060Clinton CountyClinton County: 985 USD985Christian CountyChristian County: 979 USD979St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 978 USD978Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 972 USD972Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 972 USD972Andrew CountyAndrew County: 944 USD944Greene CountyGreene County: 940 USD940Taney CountyTaney County: 925 USD925Perry CountyPerry County: 923 USD923Warren CountyWarren County: 913 USD913Johnson CountyJohnson County: 905 USD905Jasper CountyJasper County: 904 USD904Stone CountyStone County: 892 USD892Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 889 USD889Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 881 USD881Franklin CountyFranklin County: 874 USD874Pettis CountyPettis County: 863 USD863Callaway CountyCallaway County: 850 USD850Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 848 USD848Camden CountyCamden County: 838 USD838Benton CountyBenton County: 823 USD823Madison CountyMadison County: 817 USD817Marion CountyMarion County: 813 USD813Scott CountyScott County: 809 USD809Ray CountyRay County: 808 USD808Crawford CountyCrawford County: 807 USD807Howard CountyHoward County: 807 USD807Cole CountyCole County: 804 USD804Phelps CountyPhelps County: 801 USD801DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 796 USD796Laclede CountyLaclede County: 796 USD796Polk CountyPolk County: 792 USD792
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1St. Charles County1,312+8.5%
2Platte County1,247+3.1%
3Clay County1,220+7.7%
4St. Louis County1,164+4%
5Jackson County1,151+5%
6Cass County1,147+4.6%
7Pulaski County1,072+3.9%
8Boone County1,060+6.6%
9Clinton County985+5%
10Christian County979+4.5%
11St. Louis city978+4.3%
12Jefferson County972+1.6%
12Lincoln County972+1.5%
14Andrew County944+8.3%
15Greene County940+5%
16Taney County925+6%
17Perry County923+5.2%
18Warren County913-4.5%
19Johnson County905-0.8%
20Jasper County904+3%
21Stone County892+2.9%
22Buchanan County889+3.9%
23Cape Girardeau County881+3.2%
24Franklin County874+5.2%
25Pettis County863+3%
26Callaway County850+5.3%
27Lafayette County848+1.7%
28Camden County838+4.9%
29Benton County823-0.2%
30Madison County817-1%
31Marion County813+7.4%
32Scott County809+1.4%
33Ray County808-3.8%
34Crawford County807+2.9%
34Howard County807-1.9%
36Cole County804+2.7%
37Phelps County801+4%
38DeKalb County796+6.8%
38Laclede County796+0.6%
40Polk County792+5.3%
41St. Francois County786+5.1%
42Carroll County785+4.1%
42Lawrence County785+0.3%
44Cedar County783+3.2%
45Adair County782+3.2%
45Mississippi County782+14%
47Barton County777+14.1%
47Newton County777-0.5%
47Webster County777+9%
50Ste. Genevieve County774+4%
51Butler County768+5.3%
52Montgomery County767-0.3%
53Moniteau County766+2.5%
54Ralls County765-1.5%
55McDonald County764+3.7%
56Cooper County763+5.4%
57Bates County760+3.3%
58Nodaway County754+2%
59Barry County750+5.6%
60Livingston County747-1.1%
61Pike County742+2.5%
61Randolph County742+1%
63Henry County740+1.1%
64Stoddard County737+3.5%
65Oregon County735-6.8%
66New Madrid County734+3.7%
67Saline County733+2.1%
68Daviess County731+6.1%
69Miller County724-0.3%
70Howell County722+5.2%
70Vernon County722+2.3%
72Macon County719+2.9%
73Pemiscot County708-1.9%
74Holt County702+6.7%
75Hickory County699+1%
76Audrain County698-1.3%
77Morgan County692+0.7%
77Sullivan County692-3.8%
79Douglas County687-2.4%
80Dallas County685+7.9%
81Washington County680-2%
82Grundy County679+0.4%
83Bollinger County677-10%
84Gasconade County671+1.5%
84Iron County671+1.4%
86Monroe County667-3.8%
87Harrison County666+4.4%
87Ripley County666-4.7%
89Carter County661+5.8%
89Knox County661+3.4%
91Dade County650+1.4%
92Texas County647+2.5%
93Osage County644+8.8%
94Dunklin County632+0.5%
94Wayne County632+1%
96Caldwell County628-0.6%
97Lewis County627+3.5%
97Reynolds County627-2.5%
99Ozark County626-1.6%
100Gentry County620+4.2%
101Dent County615-5.1%
102Linn County612-5.6%
103St. Clair County607+6.1%
104Atchison County595-2.1%
105Maries County594+1.9%
106Clark County589+1.6%
107Putnam County575-5.6%
108Shelby County570-9.5%
109Wright County558-5.9%
110Mercer County548+10.5%
111Chariton County540+2.9%
112Scotland County516+9.6%
113Shannon County509-8.5%
114Schuyler County382-7.7%
115Worth County353-0.6%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

St. Charles County, with $1,312 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Worth County, with $353 in 2023.

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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