Cost of living in La Plata, Missouri

La Plata, Missouri has about 1,351 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $105,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Macon County is $1,018 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in La Plata. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Missouri's prices sit at 90.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not La Plata'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 La Plata bill.

In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not La Plata'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, 348 have higher typical rent than La Plata.