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Cost of Living · Missouri

Most Affordable Counties in Missouri 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Missouri

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Worth County, MO
96.5
2Reynolds County, MO
94.9
3Ozark County, MO
94.7
4Wayne County, MO
94.4
5Clark County, MO
92.8
6Wright County, MO
90.8
7Chariton County, MO
90
8Monroe County, MO
90
9Schuyler County, MO
89.9
10Iron County, MO
89.8

All Missouri Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

115 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Worth County, MO
96.5
59.2
2Reynolds County, MO
94.9
66.2
3Ozark County, MO
94.7
60.2
4Wayne County, MO
94.4
50
5Clark County, MO
92.8
55.1
6Wright County, MO
90.8
64.2
7Chariton County, MO
90
61.3
8Monroe County, MO
90
58.6
9Schuyler County, MO
89.9
55.5
10Iron County, MO
89.8
59.3
11Atchison County, MO
88.8
58.3
12Mercer County, MO
88.6
62.8
13Shelby County, MO
88.6
60.1
14Linn County, MO
88
61.9
15Douglas County, MO
87.5
60.8
16St. Clair County, MO
87.3
59.1
17Dent County, MO
86.7
55.5
18Grundy County, MO
86.6
51
19Shannon County, MO
86.3
61.3
20Knox County, MO
86
66
21Washington County, MO
86
51.4
22Maries County, MO
85.4
64
23Lewis County, MO
85.3
62.1
24Ripley County, MO
85.3
49.8
25Dunklin County, MO
84.9
40.9
26Dade County, MO
84.7
44.1
27Texas County, MO
84.4
50.3
28Hickory County, MO
84.2
57.8
29Carter County, MO
83.9
57.5
30Oregon County, MO
83.8
60
31Bollinger County, MO
83
54.3
32Holt County, MO
82.7
57.5
33Dallas County, MO
82.3
59
34Audrain County, MO
81.5
51.2
35Harrison County, MO
81.3
50.3
36Osage County, MO
81.1
67.2
37Gentry County, MO
80.9
57.1
38Pemiscot County, MO
80.8
34.6
39Caldwell County, MO
80.5
64.7
40Howell County, MO
80.4
49.1
41Gasconade County, MO
80
59.2
42New Madrid County, MO
79.8
38.1
43Pike County, MO
79.2
54.6
44Sullivan County, MO
78.6
62.4
45Mississippi County, MO
77.7
35.4
46Macon County, MO
76.4
52.6
47Scotland County, MO
76.4
60.6
48Putnam County, MO
76.3
62.9
49Vernon County, MO
75.6
42
50Morgan County, MO
75
53.7
51Daviess County, MO
74.6
53.5
52Barton County, MO
74.5
44.6
53Stoddard County, MO
74.5
47.1
54Miller County, MO
74
54.3
55Ralls County, MO
73.4
61.9
56Livingston County, MO
71.8
52.7
57Butler County, MO
71.7
37.9
58McDonald County, MO
71.4
44.7
59Barry County, MO
70.6
45.9
60Carroll County, MO
69.8
58.1
61Benton County, MO
68.8
50.4
62Montgomery County, MO
68.2
53.4
63Cedar County, MO
67.7
45.4
64Nodaway County, MO
67.5
50.3
65Saline County, MO
67
42.8
66Madison County, MO
66.6
46
67Adair County, MO
66.5
44.3
68Randolph County, MO
66.2
49.9
69Henry County, MO
65.3
44.5
70Bates County, MO
65.2
45.2
71Marion County, MO
64.8
42.3
72Ste. Genevieve County, MO
64.2
54
73DeKalb County, MO
62.7
55.9
74Moniteau County, MO
62.3
59.1
75Crawford County, MO
62.1
40.7
76Lawrence County, MO
61.5
45.6
77Cooper County, MO
60.8
56.7
78Polk County, MO
59.5
44.3
79St. Francois County, MO
59.1
37.3
80Phelps County, MO
58.9
43
81Howard County, MO
57.8
52.4
82Laclede County, MO
57.8
43.7
83Newton County, MO
56.2
42.6
84Scott County, MO
56
54
85Webster County, MO
55.4
50
86Pettis County, MO
54.1
41.1
87Stone County, MO
52
52.2
88Ray County, MO
51.2
42.2
89Cole County, MO
48.7
54.8
90Camden County, MO
46.1
48.6
91Lafayette County, MO
45.8
56.2
92Perry County, MO
43
47.2
93Taney County, MO
42.9
42.2
94Buchanan County, MO
42.6
31.1
95Callaway County, MO
42
39.7
96Jasper County, MO
39.6
32
97Andrew County, MO
39.2
53.8
98Cape Girardeau County, MO
38.8
42.6
99Franklin County, MO
36.6
42.5
100Johnson County, MO
34.1
44.9
101Greene County, MO
33.3
54.4
102Pulaski County, MO
30.3
49.8
103Warren County, MO
28.9
43.2
104St. Louis city, MO
27.4
26.2
105Lincoln County, MO
26.5
45
106Jefferson County, MO
25.6
40.4
107Clinton County, MO
25.3
47.7
108Christian County, MO
23.6
38.5
109Boone County, MO
21.9
39.5
110Jackson County, MO
18.1
35.7
111Cass County, MO
16
33.2
112St. Louis County, MO
15.4
36.6
113Clay County, MO
13.4
45.5
114Platte County, MO
10.7
45.2
115St. Charles County, MO
10.1
48.2

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