Cost of living in Raytown, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,218 a month.
Raytown is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,840 a year.
- People
- 29,445
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,218
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $68,840
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $182,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,546
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Raytown, Missouri has about 29,445 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $182,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jackson County is $1,546 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Raytown. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 92.5 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 Raytown'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 Raytown bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Raytown'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, 59 have higher typical rent than Raytown.
Nearby places
- Blue Summit
Typical rent $1,149
Compare with Raytown - Lee's Summit
Typical rent $1,422
Compare with Raytown - Grandview
Typical rent $1,035
Compare with Raytown - Mission HillsCompare with Raytown
- Independence
Typical rent $1,109
Compare with Raytown - Westwood
Typical rent $1,921
Compare with Raytown - Fairway
Typical rent $1,944
- Prairie Village
Typical rent $1,794
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.