What is the median rent in Richland Township (Stoddard County), MO?

Name: Median rent in Richland Township (Stoddard County), MO, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Richland Township (Stoddard County), MO is $679 (±$27) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 149 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Richland Township (Stoddard County), the median gross rent went from $654 in 2015–2019 to $679 in 2020–2024 (+3.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $679 (±$27)
Rented homes: 149 (±54)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +3.8%

How much rent costs in Richland Township (Stoddard County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Richland Township (Stoddard County)	Stoddard County	Missouri	United States
Less than $500	9.4% (±7.8 points)	19.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	80.5% (±14.3 points)	67.6%	38.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.1% (±11.3 points)	11.5%	34.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±20.8 points)	0.4%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±20.8 points)	0.1%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±20.8 points)	1.0%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±20.8 points)	0.0%	1.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 80.5% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Richland Township (Stoddard County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Richland Township (Stoddard County) against Stoddard County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Richland Township (Stoddard County)	Stoddard County	Missouri	United States
Median gross rent	$679 (±$27)	$760 (±$38)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	149 (±54)	2,873 (±332)	752,105 (±5,422)	42,849,984

In Richland Township (Stoddard County), median gross rent is lower than in Stoddard County ($760).

It is also lower than in Missouri ($1,033).

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

In Stoddard County, Richland Township (Stoddard County) ranks 11 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 623 of 889.

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

How rent in Richland Township (Stoddard County) 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	$654 (±$42)	$679 (±$27)	+3.8%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	26.4% (±6.2 points)	27.5% (±9.3 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±17.7 points)	0.0% (±20.6 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 Richland Township (Stoddard County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Richland Township (Stoddard County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Richland Township (Stoddard County)	—	$679 (±$27)	—
Essex	4.6 mi	$694 (±$83)	Not measurably different
Morehouse	5.3 mi	$475 (±$300)	Not measurably different
Bloomfield	8.6 mi	$783 (±$182)	Not measurably different
Castor Township	9.1 mi	$765 (±$71)	Higher
Elk Township	10 mi	$1,313 (±$1,145)	Not measurably different
Dexter	10 mi	$765 (±$68)	Higher
Sikeston	11 mi	$891 (±$51)	Higher
Vanduser	12 mi	$866 (±$34)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Castor Township, MO ($765), Dexter, MO ($765), Sikeston, MO ($891).

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

Median gross rent across Stoddard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Bernie	$768 (±$92)
6 (tie)	Dexter	$765 (±$68)
6 (tie)	Castor Township	$765 (±$71)
8	Advance	$706 (±$165)
9	Essex	$694 (±$83)
10	Duck Creek Township	$693 (±$76)
11	Richland Township (Stoddard County)	$679 (±$27)
12	Dudley	$638 (±$311)
13	Puxico	$635 (±$178)
14	Pike Township	$563 (±$342)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Stoddard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Richland Township (Stoddard County)

What is the average rent in Richland Township (Stoddard County), MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Richland Township (Stoddard County) is $679 (±$27) 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 Richland Township (Stoddard County)?

In Richland Township (Stoddard County), the median gross rent went from $654 in 2015–2019 to $679 in 2020–2024 (+3.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Richland Township (Stoddard County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Richland Township (Stoddard County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Richland Township (Stoddard County) higher than in Stoddard County?

In Richland Township (Stoddard County), median gross rent is lower than in Stoddard County ($760).

It is also lower than in 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 Richland township, Stoddard County, Missouri (county subdivision:61616, in state:29 county:207).

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.