Cost of living in Oakland, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,781 a month.
Oakland is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $114,861 a year.
- People
- 1,562
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,781
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $114,861
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $410,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,349
- St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Oakland, Missouri has about 1,562 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $410,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Louis County is $1,349 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oakland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, prices sit at 95.1 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 Oakland'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 Oakland bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Oakland'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, 1 have higher typical rent than Oakland.
Nearby places
- GlendaleCompare with Oakland
- Crestwood
Typical rent $1,007
Compare with Oakland - Webster Groves
Typical rent $1,650
Compare with Oakland - Kirkwood
Typical rent $1,348
Compare with Oakland - Warson WoodsCompare with Oakland
- Rock Hill
Typical rent $1,473
Compare with Oakland - Marlborough
Typical rent $990
Compare with Oakland - Shrewsbury
Typical rent $1,215
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.