Cost of living in Princeton, Missouri

Princeton, Missouri has about 1,352 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $78,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Mercer County is $973 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Princeton. 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 Princeton'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 Princeton bill.

In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Princeton'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, 333 have higher typical rent than Princeton.