Cost of living in Ashland, Missouri

Ashland, Missouri has about 4,914 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $258,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Boone County is $1,076 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ashland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Columbia, MO metro area, prices sit at 89.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ashland's exact store tax.

Some places in Missouri add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.18% of income. That is not a Ashland bill.

In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ashland's bill.

EIA does not publish a Missouri gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Missouri shares this price.

Among 350 places we list in Missouri with a rent figure, 63 have higher typical rent than Ashland.