Cost of living in Centralia, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $685 a month.
Centralia is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,438 a year.
- People
- 4,690
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $685
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $66,438
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $174,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,076
- Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Centralia, Missouri has about 4,690 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $174,300.
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 Centralia. 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 Centralia'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 Centralia bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Centralia'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, 293 have higher typical rent than Centralia.
Nearby places
- Hallsville
Typical rent $1,127
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Typical rent $1,097
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Typical rent $774
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Typical rent $836
- Huntsville
Typical rent $729
Compare with Centralia
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.