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State data • Updated March 2026

Missouri rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Missouri cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Missouri at a glance

$1,418Median city rent (ZORI)
3.9%Unemployment
1,295Permits / month
17Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Missouri cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Webster Groves $2,123
Greenwood $2,100
Ladue $2,018
Black Jack $1,976
Ballwin $1,952 +0.7%
Parkville $1,948 +6.7%
Raymore $1,894 +4.6%
Kirkwood $1,881 +6.8%
Grain Valley $1,869 +6.8%
Ellisville $1,850

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Springfield $1,203 +3.5%
Joplin $1,274 +9.5%
Independence $1,323 +4.1%
Kansas City $1,422 +3.2%
Columbia $1,441 +6.5%
Florissant $1,542 +4.7%
Blue Springs $1,679 +3.8%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Missouri cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Missouri

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