Cost of living in Buchanan County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,101 a month.
That HUD number covers Buchanan County, Missouri, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $850
- 1 bed
- $857
- 2 bed
- $1,101
- 3 bed
- $1,406
- 4 bed
- $1,629
This county is in the St. Joseph, MO-KS area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 86.4 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- St. Joseph · 71,236 people