What is the median rent in Union Township (Dunklin County), MO?

Name: Median rent in Union Township (Dunklin County), MO, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Union Township (Dunklin County), MO is $658 (±$88) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 223 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Union Township (Dunklin County), the median gross rent went from $558 in 2015–2019 to $658 in 2020–2024 (+17.9%).

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: $658 (±$88)
Rented homes: 223 (±66)
$2,000 or more: 3.1%
Since 2015–2019: +17.9%

How much rent costs in Union Township (Dunklin County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Union Township (Dunklin County)	Dunklin County	Missouri	United States
Less than $500	21.1% (±12.4 points)	26.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	67.3% (±16.4 points)	58.2%	38.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.5% (±8.7 points)	13.5%	34.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±14.5 points)	1.4%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±14.5 points)	0.0%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±14.5 points)	0.0%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.1% (±4.3 points)	0.2%	1.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 67.3% of renting households.

3.1% of rented homes in Union Township (Dunklin County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Union Township (Dunklin County) against Dunklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Union Township (Dunklin County)	Dunklin County	Missouri	United States
Median gross rent	$658 (±$88)	$648 (±$30)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	223 (±66)	3,649 (±308)	752,105 (±5,422)	42,849,984

In Union Township (Dunklin County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Dunklin County ($648).

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

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

In Dunklin County, Union Township (Dunklin County) ranks 5 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 660 of 889.

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

How rent in Union Township (Dunklin 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	$558 (±$45)	$658 (±$88)	+17.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	34.8% (±7.4 points)	23.0% (±6.9 points)	−11.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	2.4% (±3.8 points)	6.9% (±7.9 points)	+4.5 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 Union Township (Dunklin County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Union Township (Dunklin County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Union Township (Dunklin County)	—	$658 (±$88)	—
Campbell	3.6 mi	$641 (±$74)	Not measurably different
St. Francis	5.9 mi	$575 (±$205)	Not measurably different
Cotton Hill Township	6.7 mi	$664 (±$100)	Not measurably different
Malden	7.7 mi	$673 (±$139)	Not measurably different
Qulin	8.5 mi	$624 (±$13)	Not measurably different
Freeborn Township	9.4 mi	$628 (±$58)	Not measurably different
Clarkton	9.9 mi	$611 (±$55)	Not measurably different
Holcomb	11 mi	$555 (±$160)	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 Dunklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Buffalo Township	$768 (±$26)
2	Cardwell	$767 (±$36)
3	Malden	$673 (±$139)
4	Cotton Hill Township	$664 (±$100)
5	Union Township (Dunklin County)	$658 (±$88)
6	Kennett	$651 (±$123)
7	Campbell	$641 (±$74)
8	Independence Township (Dunklin County)	$639 (±$99)
9	Freeborn Township	$628 (±$58)
10	Arbyrd	$618 (±$28)
11	Clarkton	$611 (±$55)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Dunklin 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 Union Township (Dunklin County)

What is the average rent in Union Township (Dunklin County), MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Union Township (Dunklin County) is $658 (±$88) 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 Union Township (Dunklin County)?

In Union Township (Dunklin County), the median gross rent went from $558 in 2015–2019 to $658 in 2020–2024 (+17.9%).

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 Union Township (Dunklin County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.1% of rented homes in Union Township (Dunklin County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 21.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Union Township (Dunklin County) higher than in Dunklin County?

In Union Township (Dunklin County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Dunklin County ($648).

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 Union township, Dunklin County, Missouri (county subdivision:74608, in state:29 county:069).

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.