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Section 8 rent amounts in Missouri

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Missouri is $1,138.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Caldwell County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,1037
Cass County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,10313
Clay County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,10323
Clinton County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,1036
Jackson County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,10368
Lafayette County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,10312
Platte County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,10316
Ray County$1,095$1,197$1,358$1,769$2,1037
Franklin County$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,81220
Jefferson County$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,81219
Lincoln County$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,8129
St. Charles County$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,81217
St. Louis County$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,81251
St. Louis city$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,81227
Sullivan part$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,8120
Warren County$955$995$1,218$1,568$1,8127
Boone County$800$1,011$1,160$1,573$1,86118
Christian County$877$883$1,095$1,498$1,70112
Greene County$877$883$1,095$1,498$1,70124
Webster County$877$883$1,095$1,498$1,7016
Andrew County$774$832$1,077$1,363$1,5668
Buchanan County$774$832$1,077$1,363$1,56613
DeKalb County$774$832$1,077$1,363$1,5667
Pulaski County$789$809$1,062$1,477$1,6998
Howard County$720$796$1,044$1,252$1,3825
Callaway County$789$794$1,042$1,249$1,47210
Taney County$779$784$1,029$1,329$1,52218
Bollinger County$763$807$992$1,380$1,6647
Cape Girardeau County$763$807$992$1,380$1,66414
Pettis County$740$745$978$1,268$1,4118
Johnson County$810$815$965$1,342$1,6198
Cooper County$668$730$958$1,182$1,4977
Marion County$707$729$952$1,256$1,2605
Perry County$707$868$952$1,260$1,2659
Jasper County$760$765$947$1,237$1,28518
Newton County$760$765$947$1,237$1,2858
Camden County$697$716$939$1,306$1,37510
Macon County$645$713$936$1,212$1,32410
Madison County$695$713$935$1,133$1,3902
Phelps County$730$742$933$1,231$1,2359
Scott County$691$709$930$1,145$1,23111
Benton County$690$708$929$1,194$1,4535
Bates County$702$706$927$1,232$1,5558
Stone County$649$703$923$1,284$1,54810
Vernon County$686$703$923$1,160$1,37311
Moniteau County$698$703$922$1,260$1,4137
Ste. Genevieve County$685$767$922$1,105$1,5473
Pike County$682$700$918$1,101$1,2158
Cole County$689$694$910$1,266$1,37914
Osage County$689$694$910$1,266$1,3798
Nodaway County$714$718$906$1,160$1,52015
St. Francois County$684$689$904$1,169$1,1979
Laclede County$671$688$903$1,182$1,4826
Miller County$667$819$898$1,088$1,4168
Butler County$660$682$895$1,194$1,19911
Dent County$663$680$892$1,070$1,3266
New Madrid County$661$678$890$1,067$1,17813
Adair County$706$708$888$1,235$1,4905
Atchison County$660$677$888$1,065$1,3335
Audrain County$660$690$888$1,141$1,2398
Barry County$672$677$888$1,235$1,31110
Barton County$660$734$888$1,235$1,2734
Carroll County$660$677$888$1,157$1,3368
Carter County$660$677$888$1,065$1,3203
Cedar County$660$677$888$1,214$1,3204
Chariton County$660$677$888$1,235$1,3208
Clark County$660$677$888$1,154$1,3207
Crawford County$612$729$888$1,235$1,3758
Dade County$660$729$888$1,209$1,4906
Dallas County$727$732$888$1,235$1,4907
Daviess County$660$677$888$1,138$1,2948
Douglas County$660$677$888$1,065$1,3203
Dunklin County$660$677$888$1,228$1,41613
Gasconade County$660$677$888$1,192$1,1976
Gentry County$660$691$888$1,235$1,4906
Grundy County$660$677$888$1,171$1,3534
Harrison County$660$677$888$1,160$1,1769
Henry County$652$677$888$1,171$1,1767
Hickory County$660$796$888$1,235$1,3207
Holt County$660$677$888$1,111$1,3735
Howell County$612$677$888$1,224$1,49010
Iron County$660$810$888$1,084$1,37110
Knox County$660$677$888$1,086$1,3206
Lawrence County$660$677$888$1,169$1,33711
Lewis County$612$677$888$1,171$1,1768
Linn County$660$677$888$1,065$1,1769
Livingston County$660$677$888$1,147$1,3317
Maries County$660$790$888$1,202$1,3205
McDonald County$672$677$888$1,235$1,49010
Mercer County$660$677$888$1,235$1,3202
Mississippi County$660$677$888$1,196$1,4076
Monroe County$660$677$888$1,065$1,3036
Montgomery County$672$677$888$1,226$1,3368
Morgan County$660$745$888$1,171$1,1769
Oregon County$660$677$888$1,235$1,3494
Ozark County$660$677$888$1,065$1,17615
Pemiscot County$660$713$888$1,171$1,1769
Polk County$729$733$888$1,235$1,49011
Putnam County$660$698$888$1,065$1,3205
Ralls County$660$677$888$1,128$1,4904
Randolph County$660$693$888$1,235$1,3848
Reynolds County$660$677$888$1,065$1,1766
Ripley County$660$731$888$1,141$1,4206
Saline County$660$677$888$1,153$1,17610
Schuyler County$612$677$888$1,065$1,1765
Scotland County$660$705$888$1,235$1,4905
Shannon County$654$677$888$1,083$1,3204
Shelby County$660$703$888$1,189$1,4298
St. Clair County$612$677$888$1,065$1,3205
Stoddard County$660$677$888$1,183$1,24710
Sullivan County$660$809$888$1,110$1,3208
Texas County$612$694$888$1,192$1,49015
Washington County$660$774$888$1,065$1,27610
Wayne County$660$810$888$1,065$1,4909
Worth County$660$677$888$1,160$1,3205
Wright County$660$677$888$1,235$1,3207

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,138. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Missouri?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Missouri is $1,138.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Missouri?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Missouri is $1,358 in Caldwell County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Missouri?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,138. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).