What is the median rent in Kimberling City, MO?

Name: Median rent in Kimberling City, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kimberling City, MO is $864 (±$209) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 250 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kimberling City, the median gross rent went from $542 in 2015–2019 to $864 in 2020–2024 (+59.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $864 (±$209)
Rented homes: 250 (±81)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +59.4%

How much rent costs in Kimberling City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kimberling City	Stone County	Missouri	United States
Less than $500	1.6% (±2.5 points)	10.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	56.0% (±15.8 points)	48.4%	38.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.8% (±14.6 points)	29.2%	34.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.6% (±11.8 points)	8.5%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±13.0 points)	1.8%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±13.0 points)	0.0%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±13.0 points)	2.1%	1.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 56.0% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Kimberling City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kimberling City against Stone County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kimberling City	Stone County	Missouri	United States
Median gross rent	$864 (±$209)	$896 (±$62)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	250 (±81)	1,853 (±227)	752,105 (±5,422)	42,849,984

In Kimberling City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Stone County ($896).

It is not measurably different from Missouri ($1,033).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Stone County, Kimberling City ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 344 of 889.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Kimberling City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$542 (±$145)	$864 (±$209)	+59.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	25.1% (±7.5 points)	20.3% (±6.4 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±10.3 points)	0.0% (±12.4 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.

Median gross rent in places near Kimberling City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kimberling City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kimberling City	—	$864 (±$209)	—
Coney Island	4.1 mi	$1,167 (±$288)	Not measurably different
Reeds Spring	6.8 mi	$872 (±$64)	Not measurably different
Branson	7.7 mi	$961 (±$56)	Not measurably different
Blue Eye	9.3 mi	$844 (±$39)	Not measurably different
Shell Knob	10 mi	$1,274 (±$477)	Not measurably different
McCord Bend	11 mi	$760 (±$205)	Not measurably different
Galena	11 mi	$856 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Hollister	11 mi	$849 (±$46)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Stone County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Coney Island	$1,167 (±$288)
2	Hurley	$1,080 (±$144)
3	Reeds Spring	$872 (±$64)
4	Kimberling City	$864 (±$209)
5	Galena	$856 (±$151)
6	Blue Eye	$844 (±$39)
7	McCord Bend	$760 (±$205)
8	Crane	$696 (±$245)

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 Kimberling City

What is the average rent in Kimberling City, MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kimberling City is $864 (±$209) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Kimberling City?

In Kimberling City, the median gross rent went from $542 in 2015–2019 to $864 in 2020–2024 (+59.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Kimberling City cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Kimberling City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kimberling City higher than in Stone County?

In Kimberling City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Stone County ($896).

It is not measurably different from Missouri ($1,033).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

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 Kimberling City city, Missouri (place:38612, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.