FMRFinder

Missouri fair market rent by county

Missouri · FY2027 · 116 listed places · 95 HUD FMR areas

$962median 2BR

From $962 in Wright County to $1,546 in Caldwell County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +8.3% · 114 up, 2 down · largest Jasper County +21.8% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $61,840 a year in Caldwell County and $38,480 in Wright County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$725$29,000$13.94
1 bedroom$775$31,000$14.90
2 bedrooms$962$38,480$18.50
3 bedrooms$1,320$52,800$25.38
4 bedrooms$1,528$61,120$29.38

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Missouri places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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