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Least affordable housing, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 2.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hickory County, MO, up 64 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01Camden County, MOMO44,0474.6+46%
02▲64Hickory County, MOMO9,0444.5+94%
03Stone County, MOMO32,5033.9+39%
04▲9Taney County, MOMO57,0013.9+39%
05▲1Ozark County, MOMO9,1723.8+68%
06▼2Boone County, MOMO191,7463.7+47%
07▲8Maries County, MOMO8,3973.7+104%
08▲15Douglas County, MOMO12,3423.7+77%
09▼7Morgan County, MOMO22,4183.6+55%
10▼1Greene County, MOMO309,2863.6+52%
11▲14Platte County, MOMO114,4003.6+69%
12▼4Dallas County, MOMO18,0253.6+78%
13▼6Phelps County, MOMO45,2473.5+57%
14▼2St. Louis, MOMO278,1443.5+38%
15▲11Johnson County, MOMO56,6703.5+47%
16▲59Cedar County, MOMO14,8883.5+73%
17▲1Polk County, MOMO33,6043.5+63%
18▲3Miller County, MOMO25,8173.4+45%
19▲5Howell County, MOMO40,7983.4+54%
20Benton County, MOMO20,5363.4+50%
21▲49Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.4+90%
22▲13Jackson County, MOMO732,9943.4+61%
23▲11Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6893.3+70%
24▼5Wright County, MOMO19,6713.3+66%
25▲16Cass County, MOMO115,8593.3+62%
26▼10St. Louis County, MOMO990,9113.3+54%
27▲3Christian County, MOMO96,7253.3+46%
28▼14Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9993.2+40%
29▲3Barry County, MOMO36,2003.2+46%
30▲10Webster County, MOMO43,0543.2+62%
31▲16Clinton County, MOMO21,6613.2+79%
32▼4Warren County, MOMO39,0163.2+45%
33▼23Carter County, MOMO5,4183.2+62%
34▲40Dade County, MOMO7,8043.2+94%
35▲23Laclede County, MOMO36,9433.2+51%
36▲12Clay County, MOMO265,0323.1+57%
37▼10Franklin County, MOMO108,0903.1+52%
38▼5Cole County, MOMO77,9083.1+55%
39▲4St. Charles County, MOMO426,4993.1+47%
40▲42Vernon County, MOMO19,9463.0+87%
41▲49Randolph County, MOMO24,5133.0+92%
42▼11Crawford County, MOMO22,9293.0+56%
43▼4Nodaway County, MOMO20,1743.0+68%
44▼2Perry County, MOMO19,0933.0+64%
45▲18Dent County, MOMO14,5843.0+44%
46▲21St. Clair County, MOMO9,9763.0+89%
47▼11Butler County, MOMO41,9043.0+35%
48▲31McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.0+63%
49▲4St. Francois County, MOMO67,8092.9+53%
50▼13Pulaski County, MOMO54,4422.9+26%
51▼40Texas County, MOMO25,9942.9+44%
52▲7Madison County, MOMO12,8582.9+51%
53▼3Osage County, MOMO13,6112.9+65%
54▼25Cooper County, MOMO17,1362.9+68%
55Newton County, MOMO62,2632.9+47%
56▲6Jefferson County, MOMO233,1322.9+42%
57▼12Lawrence County, MOMO39,4012.9+55%
58▼53Shannon County, MOMO7,2852.9+71%
59▼7Andrew County, MOMO18,2412.8+62%
60▲17Ripley County, MOMO10,7172.8+34%
61▼4Bollinger County, MOMO10,6462.8+91%
62▼11Bates County, MOMO16,5122.8+89%
63▲8Gasconade County, MOMO14,7842.8+50%
64▲5Henry County, MOMO22,6712.8+43%
65▲3Moniteau County, MOMO15,4282.8+61%
66▼20Pettis County, MOMO44,2542.8+54%
67▼11Jasper County, MOMO127,4282.7+51%
68▼30Monroe County, MOMO8,9592.7+62%
69▲12Lincoln County, MOMO66,6762.7+40%
70▲13Montgomery County, MOMO11,5902.7+81%
71▼27Callaway County, MOMO45,7652.7+46%
72▼50Adair County, MOMO25,6842.7+11%
73▼13Lafayette County, MOMO33,5312.7+49%
74▼2Buchanan County, MOMO83,5402.7+53%
75▲17Ray County, MOMO23,3982.7+59%
76▲15Pike County, MOMO17,9552.7+80%
77▲20Barton County, MOMO11,7952.6+69%
78▼61Oregon County, MOMO8,7092.6+31%
79▼1Saline County, MOMO23,2652.6+51%
80Marion County, MOMO28,5252.6+56%
81▼20Ralls County, MOMO10,4442.6+47%
82▲12Caldwell County, MOMO9,0122.6+94%
83▲4Daviess County, MOMO8,5582.5+89%
84▲11Clark County, MOMO6,4752.5+96%
85▼12Stoddard County, MOMO28,2842.5+36%
86▼21Scott County, MOMO37,9752.5+23%
87▲1Iron County, MOMO9,3182.4+25%
88▲5DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.4+68%
89▼35Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4652.4+25%
90▼41Howard County, MOMO10,1802.4+61%
91▲9Audrain County, MOMO24,5282.4+58%
92▲14Gentry County, MOMO6,3842.4+84%
93▼8Macon County, MOMO15,1902.4+47%
94▼8Livingston County, MOMO14,7082.3+44%
95▼11Washington County, MOMO23,8102.3+16%
96Scotland County, MOMO4,7962.3+43%
97▼33Wayne County, MOMO10,7822.3+9%
98▼22Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032.3+16%
99▲5Holt County, MOMO4,2002.3+93%
100▲2Chariton County, MOMO7,3772.2+82%
101▲6Schuyler County, MOMO4,1402.2+84%
102▼1Lewis County, MOMO9,8792.2+61%
103▼14Grundy County, MOMO9,7442.2+59%
104▼1New Madrid County, MOMO15,0862.2+18%
105▼7Dunklin County, MOMO26,8552.0+6%
106▲6Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.0+89%
107▲8Worth County, MOMO1,9142.0+96%
108▼3Harrison County, MOMO8,2812.0+68%
109▲1Linn County, MOMO11,8152.0+54%
110▲4Shelby County, MOMO5,8701.9+57%
111▼2Carroll County, MOMO8,4171.9+39%
112▼4Putnam County, MOMO4,5461.9+40%
113▼2Atchison County, MOMO5,1751.8+24%
114▼15Knox County, MOMO3,7281.8+50%
115▼2Mercer County, MOMO3,4041.7+42%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES