Cost of living in Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri has about 42,488 people. Typical rent is $802 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $66,371 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #8 in Missouri on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $802 a month.
Jefferson City is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,371 a year.
- People
- 42,488
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $802
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $66,371
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $218,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $962
- Jefferson City, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Jefferson City, Missouri has about 42,488 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $218,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cole County is $962 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Jefferson City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Jefferson City, MO metro area, prices sit at 88.0 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 Jefferson City'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 Jefferson City bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Jefferson City'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, 225 have higher typical rent than Jefferson City.
Nearby places
- Wardsville
Typical rent $885
Compare with Jefferson City - Holts Summit
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Jefferson City - Taos
Typical rent $419
Compare with Jefferson City - St. Martins
Typical rent $796
Compare with Jefferson City - Ashland
Typical rent $1,206
Compare with Jefferson City - Linn
Typical rent $714
Compare with Jefferson City - California
Typical rent $756
Compare with Jefferson City - Fulton
Typical rent $836
Compare with Jefferson City
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.