Cost of living in Fair Grove, Missouri

Fair Grove, Missouri has about 1,717 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $214,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Greene County is $1,113 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fair Grove. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Springfield, MO metro area, prices sit at 88.6 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 Fair Grove'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 Fair Grove bill.

In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fair Grove'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, 165 have higher typical rent than Fair Grove.