How many renters in Mountain View, MO pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mountain View, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.6% (±23.5 points) of renting households in Mountain View, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.6% (±23.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.3% (±13.7 points)
Median share of income: 31.5% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mountain View

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mountain View	Howell County	Missouri	United States
Less than 15%	10.3% (±7.7 points)	11.8%	15.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.8% (±6.8 points)	22.2%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.9% (±4.1 points)	13.4%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.5% (±11.6 points)	7.7%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	28.3% (±19.1 points)	10.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	30.3% (±13.7 points)	34.8%	36.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Mountain View against Howell County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mountain View	Howell County	Missouri	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.6% (±23.5 points)	44.9% (±8.4 points)	45.6% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.3% (±13.7 points)	34.8% (±6.3 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.5% (±2.2 points)	26.7% (±4.0 points)	28.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$13,859 (±$1,749)	$30,292 (±$4,489)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$424 (±$93)	$733 (±$44)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413

In Mountain View, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Howell County (44.9%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (45.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Howell County, Mountain View ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 196 of 1,105.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Mountain View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain View
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mountain View	—	58.6% (±23.5 points)	—
Date Township	6.6 mi	0.0% (±68.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pierce Township	10 mi	0.0% (±97.3 points)	Not measurably different
Birch Tree	12 mi	56.6% (±44.3 points)	Not measurably different
Summersville	13 mi	8.1% (±52.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carroll Township	13 mi	2.6% (±35.4 points)	Lower
Willow Springs	14 mi	34.9% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sargent Township	17 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Plains	20 mi	47.6% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Carroll Township, MO (2.6%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Howell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mountain View	58.6% (±23.5 points)
2	West Plains	47.6% (±10.0 points)
3	Brandsville	40.0% (±116.6 points)
4	Willow Springs	34.9% (±16.6 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mountain View

Are renters in Mountain View rent-burdened?

58.6% of renting households in Mountain View pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Mountain View spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mountain View, MO spends 31.5% (±2.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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