Cost of living in Jackson, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $900 a month.
Jackson is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $77,105 a year.
- People
- 15,659
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $900
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $77,105
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $240,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,012
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA
Jackson, Missouri has about 15,659 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $240,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cape Girardeau County is $1,012 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Jackson. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area, prices sit at 86.1 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 Jackson'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 Jackson bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Jackson'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, 177 have higher typical rent than Jackson.
Nearby places
- Cape Girardeau
Typical rent $876
Compare with Jackson - Scott City
Typical rent $933
Compare with Jackson - Chaffee
Typical rent $632
Compare with Jackson - Marble Hill
Typical rent $775
Compare with Jackson - Jonesboro
Typical rent $688
Compare with Jackson - Anna
Typical rent $615
Compare with Jackson - Advance
Typical rent $706
- Cobden
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.