2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Missouri

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Adair County

$542$609$800$1,127$1,358

Atchison County

$601$607$797$964$1,096

Audrain County

$601$631$797$1,028$1,061

Barry County

$603$607$797$1,123$1,158

Barton County

$601$659$797$1,077$1,310

Bates County

$646$650$854$1,111$1,449

Benton County

$616$622$817$1,071$1,227

Butler County

$602$607$798$1,090$1,209

Callaway County

$760$770$1,010$1,220$1,490

Camden County

$654$661$868$1,152$1,156

Cape Girardeau

$685$742$933$1,315$1,540

Carroll County

$601$607$797$1,121$1,214

Carter County

$601$607$797$1,021$1,217

Cedar County

$601$607$797$1,070$1,217

Chariton County

$601$608$797$1,054$1,216

Clark County

$601$607$797$1,027$1,217

Columbia

$702$861$1,035$1,386$1,620

Cooper County

$555$628$819$1,042$1,390

Crawford County

$540$635$797$1,099$1,199

Dade County

$601$631$797$1,123$1,321

Dallas County

$610$620$810$1,120$1,140

Daviess County

$601$607$797$1,081$1,241

Dent County

$601$607$797$1,008$1,145

Douglas County

$601$607$797$964$1,217

Dunklin County

$601$619$797$1,031$1,136

Gasconade County

$601$607$797$964$1,326

Gentry County

$601$617$797$1,092$1,353

Grundy County

$601$614$797$1,064$1,217

Harrison County

$601$613$797$964$1,070

Henry County

$603$607$797$1,057$1,061

Hickory County

$540$633$797$1,102$1,217

Holt County

$601$607$797$977$1,231

Howard County

$680$770$1,010$1,220$1,580

Howell County

$601$607$797$1,121$1,199

Iron County

$601$710$797$1,033$1,252

Jefferson City

$646$650$824$1,161$1,207

Johnson County

$669$712$841$1,185$1,427

Joplin

$722$741$923$1,177$1,268

Kansas City

$985$1,098$1,258$1,645$1,931

Knox County

$617$623$818$989$1,249

Laclede County

$601$607$797$1,061$1,353

Lawrence County

$615$619$797$1,123$1,229

Lewis County

$542$607$797$1,027$1,061

Linn County

$601$607$797$964$1,061

Livingston County

$612$618$812$1,043$1,081

Macon County

$540$607$797$1,123$1,139

Madison County

$601$607$797$1,076$1,353

Maries County

$601$710$797$1,071$1,217

Marion County

$622$669$828$1,167$1,208

Mcdonald County

$631$635$797$1,051$1,353

Mercer County

$601$607$797$1,123$1,217

Miller County

$648$763$860$1,040$1,321

Mississippi County

$601$607$797$1,079$1,353

Moniteau County

$622$626$823$1,065$1,160

Monroe County

$601$607$797$964$1,196

Montgomery County

$603$607$797$1,123$1,208

Morgan County

$601$707$797$1,057$1,061

New Madrid County

$629$635$834$1,008$1,111

Nodaway County

$636$673$844$1,066$1,432

Oregon County

$601$607$797$1,123$1,226

Ozark County

$648$655$860$1,040$1,145

Pemiscot County

$601$710$797$1,053$1,109

Perry County

$636$712$844$1,175$1,314

Pettis County

$691$697$916$1,195$1,338

Phelps County

$646$658$865$1,161$1,168

Pike County

$618$624$820$991$1,092

Polk County

$640$642$800$1,090$1,290

Pulaski County

$739$744$978$1,378$1,660

Putnam County

$601$653$797$1,069$1,217

Ralls County

$640$646$849$1,106$1,441

Randolph County

$601$607$797$1,123$1,218

Reynolds County

$604$610$801$969$1,223

Ripley County

$601$627$797$964$1,233

Saline County

$613$619$813$1,126$1,241

Schuyler County

$540$607$797$964$1,061

Scotland County

$601$607$797$1,123$1,217

Scott County

$652$658$865$1,095$1,152

Shannon County

$636$642$843$1,019$1,287

Shelby County

$601$617$797$1,024$1,288

Springfield

$760$770$980$1,360$1,530

St Clair County

$540$607$797$964$1,217

St Francois County

$617$623$819$1,117$1,122

St Joseph

$653$734$964$1,223$1,331

St Louis

$928$972$1,209$1,565$1,818

Ste Genevieve County

$677$683$898$1,086$1,371

Stoddard County

$601$607$797$1,037$1,259

Stone County

$613$617$811$1,143$1,376

Sullivan County

$540$607$797$966$1,061

Taney County

$723$728$956$1,263$1,622

Texas County

$601$710$797$1,054$1,353

Vernon County

$652$658$865$1,096$1,379

Washington County

$601$607$797$964$1,202

Wayne County

$601$699$797$1,027$1,353

Worth County

$622$628$825$1,163$1,259

Wright County

$601$607$797$1,120$1,210

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.