Cost of living in Joplin, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $962 a month.
Joplin is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $52,097 a year.
- People
- 52,593
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $962
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $52,097
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $168,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,153
- Joplin, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Joplin, Missouri has about 52,593 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $168,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jasper County is $1,153 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Joplin. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Joplin, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 85.7 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 Joplin'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 Joplin bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Joplin'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, 156 have higher typical rent than Joplin.
Nearby places
- Duquesne
Typical rent $862
Compare with Joplin - Webb City
Typical rent $1,008
Compare with Joplin - Duenweg
Typical rent $987
Compare with Joplin - Carterville
Typical rent $796
Compare with Joplin - Carl Junction
Typical rent $1,307
Compare with Joplin - Galena
Typical rent $692
Compare with Joplin - Loma Linda
Typical rent $879
Compare with Joplin - Oronogo
Typical rent $1,299
Compare with Joplin
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.