Cost of living in Aurora, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $823 a month.
Aurora is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,848 a year.
- People
- 7,397
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $823
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $49,848
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $124,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $976
- Lawrence County, MO
Aurora, Missouri has about 7,397 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $124,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lawrence County is $976 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Aurora. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Missouri's prices sit at 90.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Aurora'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 Aurora bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Aurora's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Missouri in the table we use.
Among 350 places we list in Missouri with a rent figure, 214 have higher typical rent than Aurora.
Nearby places
- Marionville
Typical rent $902
Compare with Aurora - Crane
Typical rent $696
Compare with Aurora - Mount Vernon
Typical rent $673
Compare with Aurora - Monett
Typical rent $902
Compare with Aurora - Clever
Typical rent $1,151
Compare with Aurora - Purdy
Typical rent $539
Compare with Aurora - Pierce City
Typical rent $776
Compare with Aurora - Cassville
Typical rent $640
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Missouri
Bigger places in Missouri
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.