Housing data for Fair Play, MO
Fair Play, MO has an estimated 595 residents and 252 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Polk County.
54.3% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $938 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 595 (±204)
- Housing units
- 252 (±79)
- Households that rent
- 54.3%
- Median gross rent
- $938
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +40.0%
What stands out in Fair Play
Households that rent: 54.3% (±17.8 points) in Fair Play, higher than in Polk County (28.4%).
Homes built before 1980: 81.4% (±24.8 points) in Fair Play, higher than in Polk County (39.7%).
Median home value: $105,600 (±$36,318) in Fair Play, lower than in Polk County ($205,800).
Median real estate taxes: $624 (±$105) in Fair Play, lower than in Polk County ($1,137).
- Renters and owners in Fair Play
- Age of homes in Fair Play
- Home values in Fair Play
- Property taxes in Fair Play
Housing in Fair Play at a glance
- Median rent: $938 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $937 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 54.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 54.3% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $40,781 median household income
- Home values: $105,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,125 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $624 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 39.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 81.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 61.9% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 23.9 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 448 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +40.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 26.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 9.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Fair Play against Polk County, its state and the nation
| Fair Play | Polk County | Missouri | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 595 (±204) | 32,444 (exact) | 6,191,814 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 252 (±79) | 13,482 (±86) | 2,825,287 (±1,043) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 54.3% (±17.8 points) | 28.4% (±2.9 points) | 31.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $938 (±$74) | $814 (±$53) | $1,033 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $40,781 (±$17,824) | $59,647 (±$3,036) | $70,702 (±$325) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $105,600 (±$36,318) | $205,800 (±$12,213) | $230,300 (±$880) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $624 (±$105) | $1,137 (±$62) | $1,948 (±$11) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 81.4% (±24.8 points) | 39.7% (±4.2 points) | 52.8% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 23.9 minutes (±3.8) | 28.1 minutes (±1.8) | 23.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 60.5% (±19.7 points) | 82.4% (±2.6 points) | 89.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.8 years (±11.0) | 38.1 years (±0.8) | 39.0 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Fair Play covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 1,393 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Fair Play has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 425 (±115) | 595 (±204) | +40.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 240 (±42) | 252 (±79) | +5.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $763 (±$115) | $938 (±$74) | +22.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $47,800 (±$10,023) | $105,600 (±$36,318) | +120.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $28,661 (±$3,353) | $40,781 (±$17,824) | +42.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $817 (±$134) | $1,125 (±$356) | +37.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $476 (±$108) | $624 (±$105) | +31.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 29.6% (±12.3 points) | 54.3% (±17.8 points) | +24.7 percentage points | Measurable increase |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±41.6 points) | 0.0% (±24.7 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Fair Play
In 2023, the Fair Play Police Department reported 448 violent and 897 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Places near Fair Play
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrich | 6.0 mi | — | $133,900 | 6.1% |
| Bolivar | 9.0 mi | $812 | $201,600 | 46.0% |
| Humansville | 11 mi | $632 | $63,700 | 43.1% |
| Dadeville | 12 mi | $600 | $137,500 | 8.3% |
| Umber View Heights | 12 mi | — | $278,600 | 3.7% |
| Flemington | 12 mi | — | $135,400 | 8.0% |
| Stockton | 13 mi | $609 | $140,100 | 37.2% |
| Morrisville | 13 mi | $843 | $151,300 | 51.3% |
Places in Missouri most like Fair Play
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malden | $673 | $101,300 | $40,118 | 49.0% |
| Lamar | $832 | $117,200 | $36,705 | 48.4% |
| City Township | $832 | $117,200 | $36,705 | 48.4% |
| Potosi | $788 | $110,100 | $39,846 | 50.0% |
| Piedmont | $663 | $97,700 | $40,019 | 49.3% |
| Waverly | $910 | $117,700 | $47,969 | 45.3% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Missouri.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fair Play, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $773 | $778 | $962 | $1,330 | $1,516 |
HUD income limits for Fair Play, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $16,900 | $28,150 | $45,000 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $32,150 | $51,400 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $36,150 | $57,850 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $40,150 | $64,250 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $43,400 | $69,400 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $46,600 | $74,550 |
| 7 people | $49,800 | $49,800 | $79,700 |
| 8 people | $53,000 | $53,000 | $84,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $80,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Fair Play
What is the average rent in Fair Play, MO?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fair Play is $938 (±$74) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Fair Play?
Fair Play has an estimated 121 (±69) renting households, 54.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Fair Play?
The median household income in Fair Play is $40,781 (±$17,824) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Fair Play, MO?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $105,600 (±$36,318) for owner-occupied homes in Fair Play (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Fair Play?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fair Play, MO is $1,125 (±$356) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Fair Play?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Fair Play, MO is $624 (±$105) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Fair Play growing?
In Fair Play, the number of residents went from 425 in 2015–2019 to 595 in 2020–2024 (+40.0%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fair Play city, Missouri
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fair Play city, Missouri
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fair Play city, Missouri
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fair Play city, Missouri
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fair Play city, Missouri
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fair Play city, Missouri
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fair Play city, Missouri
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Fair Play Police Department (ORI MO0840900)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fair Play city, Missouri (place:23428, in state:29).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .