Rents are right about where Belton's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,725 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Belton usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 1% above it in July, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Belton is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in July 2018.
Rent in Belton changed +7.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Missouri cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Belton rose 40.4% while median household income rose 10.3% ($62,754 to $69,226). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Belton is 57% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,226) is $1,731 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,450); a 3-bedroom is $1,890.
Grandview, 6 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,357/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Belton. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Belton, MO is majority owner-occupied, 25.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Belton, MO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Belton, MO has climbed from $1,177 to $1,725, a 46.6% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Belton, MO now reports about $69,226, up from $67,213 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 4.9% since 2021, moving from about 23,832 residents to roughly 25,008. Renters now make up 41% of households, compared with 36.6% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Belton, MO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Belton is $1,725/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,160/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,450/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,270/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,890/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($69,226/yr), Belton ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.5% over the past year.
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