Cost of living in Clay County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,546 a month.
That HUD number covers Clay County, Missouri, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,257
- 1 bed
- $1,366
- 2 bed
- $1,546
- 3 bed
- $2,020
- 4 bed
- $2,419
This county is in the Kansas City, MO-KS area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 92.5 (U.S. = 100).
SNAP income limit in Missouri · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Liberty · 30,689 people
- Gladstone · 27,207 people
- Kearney · 10,885 people
- Smithville · 10,705 people
- Excelsior Springs · 10,484 people
- North Kansas City · 4,983 people
- Lawson · 2,905 people
- Pleasant Valley · 2,736 people
- Claycomo · 1,820 people