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Fair Market Rent · Missouri

Fair Market Rent in Clay County, MO

FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.

$1,257studio
$1,3661 bedroom
$1,5462 bedrooms
$2,0203 bedrooms
$2,4194 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Clay County is $1,546 a month, +13.8% from FY2026. Clay County is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area (a metro area). HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.

Area-wide Fair Market Rents

SizeFY2027FY2026ChangeTypical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio$1,257$1,095+14.8%$1,131–1,383
1 bedroom$1,366$1,197+14.1%$1,229–1,503
2 bedrooms$1,546$1,358+13.8%$1,391–1,701
3 bedrooms$2,020$1,769+14.2%$1,818–2,222
4 bedrooms$2,419$2,103+15%$2,177–2,661

The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.

Rents by ZIP code in Clay County

Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.

ZIPPlace2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)Census median, 2 bedroomsCensus median, all sizes
64024Excelsior Springs$1,240$1,068$995
64048Holt$1,220$1,096$1,046
64060Kearney$1,540$867$1,243
64068Liberty$1,470$1,139$1,158
64072Missouri City$1,370$1,281$1,150
64089Smithville$1,580$1,074$1,294
64116Kansas City$1,530$1,348$1,225
64117Kansas City$1,360$1,083$1,077
64118Kansas City$1,520$1,164$1,179
64119Kansas City$1,580$1,229$1,234
64155Kansas City$1,700$1,345$1,366
64156Kansas City$1,880$1,748$1,575
64157Kansas City$2,320$1,580$2,169
64158Kansas City$1,880$1,623$1,598
64161Kansas City$1,760–$1,313
64165Kansas City$1,680––
64166Kansas City$1,710––
64167Kansas City$1,810––

Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.