Rents are right about where Blue Springs'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 $1,748 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 Blue Springs usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.4% above it in June, about $17 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Blue Springs is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Blue Springs changed +2.8% 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 Blue Springs rose 40.6% while median household income rose 17.4% ($75,767 to $88,920). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Blue Springs is 49.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,920) is $2,223 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,080).
Independence, 8 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,395/mo), about $4,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Blue Springs. 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
Blue Springs, MO is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 35% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Blue Springs, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Blue Springs, MO paid around $1,278 a month. That figure now sits near $1,748, up 36.8% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $78,516 in 2021 to $88,920 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Blue Springs, MO adding about 1,700 residents over the five-year window, up 2.9% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 32.8% to 35% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Blue Springs, MO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Blue Springs is $1,748/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,075/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,345/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,180/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,755/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($88,920/yr), Blue Springs ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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