Cost of living in Tipton, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $785 a month.
Tipton is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,257 a year.
- People
- 2,667
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $785
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $49,257
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $130,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $963
- Moniteau County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Tipton, Missouri has about 2,667 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $130,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Moniteau County is $963 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Tipton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Jefferson City, MO metro area, prices sit at 88.0 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 Tipton'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 Tipton bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Tipton'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, 236 have higher typical rent than Tipton.
Nearby places
- California
Typical rent $756
Compare with Tipton - Versailles
Typical rent $474
Compare with Tipton - Boonville
Typical rent $767
Compare with Tipton - Eldon
Typical rent $822
Compare with Tipton - St. Martins
Typical rent $796
Compare with Tipton - Sedalia
Typical rent $877
Compare with Tipton - New Franklin
Typical rent $679
Compare with Tipton - Cole Camp
Typical rent $497
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.