Metro area · CBSA 41140
St. Joseph
The St. Joseph, MO metro area has 120,012 people. Median rent is $895, 16.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Buchanan County at $1,101. Of the 14 places we track here, Highland has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,005
Median home value
$171,300
Unemployment
3.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,101
HUD, Buchanan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph | 71,236 | $898 | 18.6% |
| Savannah | 5,053 | $852 | 16.3% |
| Country Club | 2,935 | $1,129 | 16.7% |
| Gower | 1,799 | $926 | 13.3% |
| Wathena | 1,554 | $776 | 10.7% |
| Highland | 1,069 | $617 | 10.3% |
| Elwood | 1,049 | $839 | 16.2% |
| Maysville | 947 | $675 | 18.3% |
| Agency | 871 | $1,031 | 11.7% |
| Stewartsville | 844 | $867 | 12.8% |
| Troy | 824 | $752 | 17.3% |
| Union Star | 559 | $913 | 17.9% |
| Dearborn | 557 | $454 | 11.0% |
| De Kalb | 518 | $940 | 12.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.