housing costs · Missouri
Housing costs in Jackson County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,197 | ± $12 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,151 | ± $12 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,096 | ± $10 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $993 | ± $10 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $230,500 | ± $2,428 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $213,300 | ± $2,447 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $196,900 | ± $2,690 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $167,900 | ± $1,708 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 30.3 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.6 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 29.4 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 29.0 % | ± 0.6 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Jackson County is $1,197, above the Missouri median of $767 across 115 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.
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