What is the median rent in Salisbury, MO?

The median gross rent in Salisbury, MO is $721 (±$52) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 126 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Salisbury, the median gross rent went from $558 in 2015–2019 to $721 in 2020–2024 (+29.2%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$721 (±$52)
Rented homes
126 (±39)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+29.2%

How much rent costs in Salisbury

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentSalisburyChariton CountyMissouriUnited States
Less than $50023.8% (±14.3 points)40.2%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99967.5% (±13.5 points)54.4%38.8%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4998.7% (±8.0 points)3.3%34.6%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±23.9 points)0.3%12.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±23.9 points)0.9%3.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±23.9 points)0.0%1.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±23.9 points)0.9%1.2%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 67.5% of renting households.

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

Salisbury against Chariton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SalisburyChariton CountyMissouriUnited States
Median gross rent$721 (±$52)$567 (±$77)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent126 (±39)331 (±69)752,105 (±5,422)42,849,984

In Salisbury, median gross rent is higher than in Chariton County ($567).

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

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

In Chariton County, Salisbury ranks 3 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 546 of 889.

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

How rent in Salisbury has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$558 (±$42)$721 (±$52)+29.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent27.3% (±6.4 points)24.4% (±6.3 points)−2.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate8.4% (±9.0 points)0.0% (±21.4 points)−8.4 percentage pointsNot 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 Salisbury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Salisbury
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Salisbury—$721 (±$52)—
Salisbury Township1.1 mi$721 (±$52)Not measurably different
Keytesville7.2 mi$447 (±$161)Lower
Keytesville Township7.3 mi$505 (±$101)Lower
Armstrong12 mi$913 (±$94)Higher
Glasgow14 mi$446 (±$327)Not measurably different
Huntsville14 mi$729 (±$63)Not measurably different
Brunswick Township15 mi$472 (±$52)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Keytesville, MO ($447), Keytesville Township, MO ($505), Brunswick Township, MO ($472).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Armstrong, MO ($913).

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

Median gross rent across Chariton County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Mendon Township$925 (±$293)
2Mendon$750 (±$510)
3 (tie)Salisbury$721 (±$52)
3 (tie)Salisbury Township$721 (±$52)
5Cunningham Township$686 (±$47)
6Keytesville Township$505 (±$101)
7Yellow Creek Township (Chariton County)$490 (±$122)
8 (tie)Brunswick$472 (±$52)
8 (tie)Brunswick Township$472 (±$52)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Chariton 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 Salisbury

What is the average rent in Salisbury, MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Salisbury is $721 (±$52) 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 Salisbury?

In Salisbury, the median gross rent went from $558 in 2015–2019 to $721 in 2020–2024 (+29.2%).

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 Salisbury cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Salisbury have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 23.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Salisbury higher than in Chariton County?

In Salisbury, median gross rent is higher than in Chariton County ($567).

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 Salisbury city, Missouri (place:65450, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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