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Missouri (MO)

STATESAFMR
Found 1126 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

94Below average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$670 - $1,890Median: $755
1 BR$735 - $2,050Median: $832
2 BR$960 - $2,320Median: $998
3 BR$1,146 - $3,030Median: $1,332
4 BR$1,264 - $3,630Median: $1,582

Market Alignment

Studio
27
27
0.39-2.05
1 BR
36
0.51-1.88
2 BR
36
0.55-1.82
3 BR
33
34
33
0.63-2.14
4 BR
45
0.62-2.82
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

Counties

Ranked by Investment Score (vs state median)

1St. Louis City
13139.7%
2New Madrid County
12937.9%
3Wayne County
12937.9%
4Barton County
12937.9%
5Carroll County
12937.9%
6Stoddard County
12937.9%
7Scott County
12937.9%
8Saline County
12937.9%
9Dunklin County
12937.9%
10Gentry County
12937.9%
11Ripley County
12937.9%
12Harrison County
12937.9%
13Pemiscot County
12937.9%
14Mercer County
12937.9%
15Mississippi County
12937.9%
16Nodaway County
12937.9%
17Livingston County
12837.1%
18Sullivan County
12736.3%
19Daviess County
12432.6%
20Scotland County
12332.0%
21Bollinger County
11927.8%
22Atchison County
11927.7%
23Madison County
11927.3%
24Carter County
11927.1%
25Jackson County
11826.0%
26Washington County
11826.0%
27St. Francois County
11725.1%
28Adair County
11320.8%
29Grundy County
11220.0%
30Ray County
11118.2%
31Jasper County
11017.9%
32Crawford County
11017.5%
33McDonald County
11017.2%
34Phelps County
10815.6%
35Lafayette County
10714.3%
36Wright County
10613.7%
37Shelby County
10613.3%
38DeKalb County
10613.1%
39Miller County
10411.3%
40Clay County
10410.9%
41Chariton County
1039.8%
42St. Charles County
1039.7%
43Pulaski County
1028.8%
44St. Louis County
995.9%
45Schuyler County
995.7%
46Holt County
984.8%
47Macon County
974.2%
48Cape Girardeau County
974.1%
49Platte County
973.8%
50Knox County
973.5%
51Dent County
962.9%
52Oregon County
962.5%
53Butler County
962.4%
54Jefferson County
951.3%
55Lawrence County
940.7%
56Buchanan County
940.4%
57Warren County
930.4%
58Iron County
921.8%
59Lewis County
912.4%
60Clinton County
913.0%
61Gasconade County
913.0%
62Taney County
904.2%
63Caldwell County
886.3%
64Maries County
876.5%
65Texas County
876.5%
66Newton County
876.7%
67Pike County
876.8%
68Lincoln County
877.2%
69Linn County
867.6%
70Dade County
867.9%
71Greene County
858.8%
72Douglas County
859.3%
73St. Clair County
859.3%
74Barry County
859.4%
75Ste. Genevieve County
849.8%
76Cass County
8410.0%
77Stone County
8310.9%
78Howell County
8311.6%
79Andrew County
8311.7%
80Christian County
8014.2%
81Johnson County
7915.0%
82Clark County
7915.1%
83Dallas County
7915.2%
84Montgomery County
7816.1%
85Franklin County
7816.7%
86Hickory County
7817.0%
87Reynolds County
7717.7%
88Benton County
7618.2%
89Bates County
7519.7%
90Cedar County
7520.2%
91Moniteau County
7520.3%
92Randolph County
7420.6%
93Cooper County
7420.8%
94Laclede County
7421.1%
95Vernon County
7321.4%
96Webster County
7321.5%
97Osage County
7321.8%
98Ozark County
7321.8%
99Perry County
7222.5%
100Shannon County
7222.8%
101Polk County
7025.3%
102Cole County
6926.3%
103Pettis County
6926.4%
104Morgan County
6827.1%
105Audrain County
6827.2%
106Howard County
6728.2%
107Putnam County
6629.7%
108Monroe County
6530.1%
109Marion County
6431.9%
110Henry County
6432.1%
111Callaway County
6332.4%
112Boone County
6233.2%
113Ralls County
6135.0%
114Worth County
5937.2%
115Camden County
5540.9%

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Missouri fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 116 counties in Missouri. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $962. That is up 8.3% from $888 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $962 in Wright County to $1,546 in Caldwell County. 15 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 36 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 328 ZIP codes in 4 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Missouri
County2BRChange
Caldwell County$1,546+13.8%
Cass County$1,546+13.8%
Clay County$1,546+13.8%
Clinton County$1,546+13.8%
Jackson County$1,546+13.8%
Lafayette County$1,546+13.8%
Platte County$1,546+13.8%
Ray County$1,546+13.8%
Franklin County$1,349+10.8%
Jefferson County$1,349+10.8%
Lincoln County$1,349+10.8%
St. Charles County$1,349+10.8%
St. Louis City$1,349+10.8%
St. Louis County$1,349+10.8%
Sullivan part County$1,349+10.8%
Warren County$1,349+10.8%
Pulaski County$1,175+10.6%
Jasper County$1,153+21.8%
Newton County$1,153+21.8%
Taney County$1,126+9.4%
Callaway County$1,123+7.8%
Christian County$1,113+1.6%
Greene County$1,113+1.6%
Webster County$1,113+1.6%
Andrew County$1,101+2.2%
Buchanan County$1,101+2.2%
DeKalb County$1,101+2.2%
Bates County$1,098+18.4%
Boone County$1,076−7.2%
Pettis County$1,068+9.2%
Madison County$1,063+13.7%
Marion County$1,060+11.3%
Perry County$1,045+9.8%
Camden County$1,033+10.0%
Johnson County$1,033+7.0%
Stone County$1,032+11.8%
Scott County$1,027+10.4%
Pike County$1,025+11.7%
Macon County$1,018+8.8%
Bollinger County$1,012+2.0%
Cape Girardeau County$1,012+2.0%
Benton County$1,003+8.0%
Worth County$1,003+13.0%
Dent County$998+11.9%
Laclede County$998+10.5%
Vernon County$994+7.7%
Nodaway County$991+9.4%
Howard County$990−5.2%
St. Francois County$988+9.3%
Schuyler County$979+10.2%
Lawrence County$976+9.9%
Ste. Genevieve County$974+5.6%
Mercer County$973+9.6%
Miller County$973+8.4%
Phelps County$973+4.3%
Ralls County$969+9.1%
Moniteau County$963+4.4%
Adair County$962+8.3%
Atchison County$962+8.3%
Audrain County$962+8.3%
Barry County$962+8.3%
Barton County$962+8.3%
Butler County$962+7.5%
Carroll County$962+8.3%
Carter County$962+8.3%
Cedar County$962+8.3%
Chariton County$962+8.3%
Clark County$962+8.3%
Cole County$962+5.7%
Cooper County$962+0.4%
Crawford County$962+8.3%
Dade County$962+8.3%
Dallas County$962+8.3%
Daviess County$962+8.3%
Douglas County$962+8.3%
Dunklin County$962+8.3%
Gasconade County$962+8.3%
Gentry County$962+8.3%
Grundy County$962+8.3%
Harrison County$962+8.3%
Henry County$962+8.3%
Hickory County$962+8.3%
Holt County$962+8.3%
Howell County$962+8.3%
Iron County$962+8.3%
Knox County$962+8.3%
Lewis County$962+8.3%
Linn County$962+8.3%
Livingston County$962+8.3%
Maries County$962+8.3%
McDonald County$962+8.3%
Mississippi County$962+8.3%
Monroe County$962+8.3%
Montgomery County$962+8.3%
Morgan County$962+8.3%
New Madrid County$962+8.1%
Oregon County$962+8.3%
Osage County$962+5.7%
Ozark County$962+8.3%
Pemiscot County$962+8.3%
Polk County$962+8.3%
Putnam County$962+8.3%
Randolph County$962+8.3%
Reynolds County$962+8.3%
Ripley County$962+8.3%
Saline County$962+8.3%
Scotland County$962+8.3%
Shannon County$962+8.3%
Shelby County$962+8.3%
St. Clair County$962+8.3%
Stoddard County$962+8.3%
Sullivan County$962+8.3%
Texas County$962+8.3%
Washington County$962+8.3%
Wayne County$962+8.3%
Wright County$962+8.3%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Missouri
Metro areaCounties2BR
Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area8$1,546
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area8$1,349
Joplin, MO HUD Metro FMR Area2$1,153
Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,123
Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area3$1,113
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA3$1,101
Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,098
Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,076
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA2$1,012
Howard County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$990
Moniteau County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$963
Jefferson City, MO HUD Metro FMR Area2$962
Cooper County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$962
Dallas County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$962
Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area1$962

Questions about Missouri rents

What is the fair market rent in Missouri?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Missouri is $962. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which Missouri counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Caldwell County ($1,546), Cass County ($1,546), Clay County ($1,546).

Does Missouri use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 328 ZIP codes across 4 metro areas, led by the St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area; Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area; St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027