Cost of living in Waynesville, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,152 a month.
Waynesville is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,836 a year.
- People
- 5,442
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,152
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,836
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $200,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,175
- Pulaski County, MO
Waynesville, Missouri has about 5,442 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $200,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pulaski County is $1,175 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Waynesville. 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 Waynesville'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 Waynesville bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Waynesville'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, 81 have higher typical rent than Waynesville.
Nearby places
- St. Robert
Typical rent $1,087
Compare with Waynesville - Fort Leonard Wood
Typical rent $1,250
Compare with Waynesville - Richland
Typical rent $683
Compare with Waynesville - Dixon
Typical rent $644
Compare with Waynesville - Lebanon
Typical rent $809
Compare with Waynesville - Rolla
Typical rent $789
Compare with Waynesville - Licking
Typical rent $657
Compare with Waynesville - Camdenton
Typical rent $1,025
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.