Cost of living in Howard County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $990 a month.
That HUD number covers Howard County, Missouri, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $689
- 1 bed
- $757
- 2 bed
- $990
- 3 bed
- $1,180
- 4 bed
- $1,536
This county is in the Columbia, MO area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 89.4 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Fayette · 2,801 people
- New Franklin · 1,170 people
- Glasgow · 1,118 people