Rent Trends / MO
Rent Trends in Missouri: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 102 cities in Missouri. The average across tracked cities is $1,479/month in 2026, up from $830 in 2015 (+78.2%). That sits $483 below (-24.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (June 2026)
What the Missouri rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Missouri from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Missouri and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Missouri has risen from about $1,267 to $1,479 (+16.7%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +9.2% ($1,354 → $1,479).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Springfield (+84.9%, $661 → $1,222). 8 of 102 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Missouri
Lowest 2026 rents
- Cuba — $750
- Rolla — $811
- Lebanon — $946
- Cape Girardeau — $956
- Normandy — $1,035
Highest 2026 rents
- Ladue — $2,610
- Dardenne Prairie — $2,495
- Village of Four Seasons — $2,100
- Greenwood — $2,091
- Riverside — $2,054
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Missouri cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | $790 | $826 | $861 | $907 | $939 | $980 | $1,030 | $1,140 | $1,230 | $1,297 | $1,343 | $1,445 | +82.9% | |
| Saint Louis | $803 | $831 | $851 | $881 | $912 | $951 | $1,004 | $1,086 | $1,166 | $1,211 | $1,268 | $1,352 | +68.4% | |
| Springfield | $661 | $666 | $691 | $691 | $737 | $798 | $858 | $993 | $1,059 | $1,085 | $1,126 | $1,222 | +84.9% | |
| Columbia | $785 | $822 | $828 | $841 | $864 | $886 | $918 | $1,046 | $1,144 | $1,236 | $1,334 | $1,430 | +82.2% | |
| Independence | $753 | $765 | $793 | $849 | $873 | $908 | $982 | $1,072 | $1,146 | $1,206 | $1,272 | $1,368 | +81.7% | |
| Saint Charles | $914 | $923 | $942 | $990 | $1,011 | $1,037 | $1,104 | $1,211 | $1,345 | $1,384 | $1,438 | $1,537 | +68.2% | |
| Lees Summit | — | $977 | $1,014 | $1,065 | $1,088 | $1,128 | $1,205 | $1,320 | $1,407 | $1,480 | $1,519 | $1,658 | +69.7% | |
| Florissant | $961 | $974 | $1,004 | $1,009 | $1,054 | $1,077 | $1,162 | $1,268 | $1,349 | $1,389 | $1,488 | $1,619 | +68.5% | |
| O Fallon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,470 | $1,556 | $1,598 | $1,703 | $1,804 | +22.7% | |
| Saint Joseph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $854 | $944 | $984 | $1,054 | +23.4% | |
| Jefferson City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $895 | $975 | $1,105 | +23.5% | |
| Joplin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,074 | $1,135 | $1,155 | $1,299 | +20.9% | |
| Saint Peters | — | — | $1,069 | $1,094 | $1,129 | $1,164 | $1,244 | $1,399 | $1,461 | $1,511 | $1,610 | $1,694 | +58.5% | |
| Blue Springs | $975 | $991 | $1,049 | $1,070 | $1,106 | $1,147 | $1,216 | $1,357 | $1,448 | $1,539 | $1,627 | $1,728 | +77.2% | |
| Ballwin | — | — | — | — | $1,080 | $1,131 | $1,205 | $1,354 | $1,455 | $1,524 | $1,610 | $1,708 | +58.1% | |
| Wentzville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,484 | $1,576 | $1,647 | $1,721 | $1,849 | +24.6% | |
| Chesterfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,460 | $1,546 | $1,598 | $1,658 | $1,793 | +22.8% | |
| Fenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,365 | $1,481 | $1,555 | +13.9% | |
| Cape Girardeau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $790 | $843 | $879 | $956 | +21.0% | |
| Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,874 | +0.0% | |
| Oakville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,632 | +0.0% | |
| University City | — | $865 | $888 | $891 | $943 | $976 | $1,014 | $1,138 | $1,203 | $1,295 | $1,347 | $1,465 | +69.4% | |
| Ozark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,214 | $1,299 | $1,394 | $1,469 | +21.0% | |
| Sedalia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,166 | +0.0% | |
| Nixa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,343 | $1,438 | $1,512 | $1,634 | +21.7% | |
| Rolla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $700 | $725 | $811 | +15.9% | |
| Lebanon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $946 | +0.0% | |
| Raytown | — | — | $850 | $894 | $909 | $949 | $1,019 | $1,104 | $1,178 | $1,240 | $1,318 | $1,430 | +68.2% | |
| Liberty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,172 | $1,305 | $1,386 | $1,419 | $1,510 | +28.8% | |
| Mehlville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,220 | +0.0% | |
| Gladstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $950 | $1,044 | $1,081 | $1,153 | $1,234 | +29.9% | |
| Kirkwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,336 | $1,498 | $1,588 | $1,633 | $1,768 | +32.3% | |
| Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,113 | $1,171 | +5.2% | |
| Imperial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,498 | +0.0% | |
| Warrensburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | $787 | $840 | $916 | $946 | $1,001 | $1,079 | +37.1% | |
| Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,320 | +0.0% | |
| Branson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,260 | $1,303 | $1,377 | +9.3% | |
| Grandview | — | — | $811 | $845 | $883 | $953 | $1,007 | $1,101 | $1,208 | $1,305 | $1,362 | $1,518 | +87.2% | |
| Webster Groves | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,861 | +0.0% | |
| Raymore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,353 | $1,433 | $1,556 | $1,586 | $1,718 | +27.0% | |
| Republic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,233 | $1,227 | $1,307 | $1,395 | +13.1% | |
| Maryland Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,051 | $1,107 | $1,174 | $1,245 | $1,280 | +21.8% | |
| Belton | — | — | — | — | $1,072 | $1,103 | $1,170 | $1,265 | $1,388 | $1,461 | $1,564 | $1,718 | +60.3% | |
| Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,366 | +0.0% | |
| Hannibal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,113 | +0.0% | |
| Grain Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,433 | $1,462 | $1,529 | $1,658 | +15.7% | |
| Union | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,186 | +0.0% | |
| Creve Coeur | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,207 | $1,292 | $1,324 | $1,386 | $1,494 | +23.8% | |
| Sappington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,285 | $1,379 | +7.3% | |
| Concord | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,683 | +0.0% | |
| Bolivar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,086 | +0.0% | |
| Hazelwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,110 | $1,196 | $1,330 | $1,371 | $1,438 | +29.5% | |
| Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,677 | +0.0% | |
| Ferguson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,047 | $1,122 | $1,243 | $1,382 | +32.0% | |
| Overland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,344 | +0.0% | |
| Spanish Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,086 | $1,157 | $1,313 | $1,339 | +23.3% | |
| Lake Saint Louis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,527 | $1,547 | $1,671 | +9.4% | |
| High Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,150 | +0.0% | |
| Clayton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,368 | $1,501 | $1,565 | $1,569 | $1,790 | +30.8% | |
| Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,043 | $1,120 | $1,161 | +11.3% | |
| Kearney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,054 | +0.0% | |
| Pleasant Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,797 | +0.0% | |
| Webb City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,134 | +0.0% | |
| Dardenne Prairie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,495 | +0.0% | |
| Rogersville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,401 | +0.0% | |
| Platte City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,853 | +0.0% | |
| Warrenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,271 | +0.0% | |
| Waynesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,054 | $1,174 | $1,268 | +20.3% | |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,166 | $1,315 | $1,419 | +21.7% | |
| Oak Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,559 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Ann | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,115 | $1,253 | $1,335 | +19.7% | |
| Smithville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,862 | +0.0% | |
| Peculiar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,415 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Robert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $991 | $1,060 | $1,206 | +21.7% | |
| Ladue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,610 | +0.0% | |
| Richmond Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,211 | $1,352 | $1,372 | $1,468 | $1,526 | $1,627 | +34.4% | |
| Cuba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $750 | +0.0% | |
| Parkville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,938 | +0.0% | |
| Brentwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,560 | $1,664 | $1,703 | $1,811 | +16.1% | |
| Maplewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,157 | $1,223 | $1,272 | +9.9% | |
| Berkeley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,182 | $1,318 | +11.5% | |
| Valley Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,494 | +0.0% | |
| Greenwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,091 | +0.0% | |
| Black Jack | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,394 | +0.0% | |
| Knob Noster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,078 | +0.0% | |
| Osage Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,756 | +0.0% | |
| Olivette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,772 | $1,825 | +3.0% | |
| Excelsior Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,373 | +0.0% | |
| Normandy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,035 | +0.0% | |
| Breckenridge Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,225 | +0.0% | |
| North Kansas City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,395 | $1,457 | $1,499 | +7.5% | |
| Dellwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,420 | +0.0% | |
| Rock Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,381 | +0.0% | |
| Riverside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,054 | +0.0% | |
| Glasgow Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,116 | $1,277 | $1,355 | +21.4% | |
| Woodson Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,325 | +0.0% | |
| Sugar Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,465 | +0.0% | |
| Northwoods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,249 | +0.0% | |
| Pleasant Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,550 | +0.0% | |
| Village of Four Seasons | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,100 | +0.0% | |
| Marlborough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,063 | +0.0% | |
| Duenweg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,499 | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions — Missouri rent
Is Missouri cheap to rent in 2026?
Yes — relative to the national market. The average rent across 102 tracked Missouri cities is about $1,479/month, which is $483 below (-24.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. That is a city-average in our sample, not a single statewide ZORI print, but it is a clear signal that Missouri screens cheaper than the U.S. typical $1,962.
What city in Missouri has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Cuba is the lowest at about $750/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Rolla ($811), Lebanon ($946), Cape Girardeau ($956).
What city in Missouri has the most expensive rent?
Ladue leads our sample at about $2,610/month in 2026, followed by Dardenne Prairie ($2,495) and Village of Four Seasons ($2,100).
How much have rents in Missouri changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $830 in 2015 to $1,479 in 2026 (+78.2%). 8 of 102 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Springfield (+84.9%).
Are rents in Missouri still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Missouri cities went from about $1,354 to $1,479 (+9.2%). Since 2023 ($1,267), that is +16.7%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.