Metro area · CBSA 40620

Rolla

The Rolla, MO metro area has 45,194 people. Median rent is $798, 16.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Phelps County at $973. Of the 3 places we track here, St. James has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$58,396

Median home value

$206,500

Unemployment

3.9%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$973

HUD, Phelps County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Rolla	20,287	$789	20.5%
St. James	3,916	$695	15.6%
Doolittle	561	$633	18.8%

Nearby metro areas

Jefferson City
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Columbia
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Joplin
Jonesboro
Kansas City
Fayetteville
Paducah
Springfield
Lawrence

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.