Rents are 2% below what Grandview's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $1,357 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
February. Asking rents in Grandview usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in September, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Grandview is 0% below its high of $1,357 in August 2026, at $1,357 as of September 2026.
Rent in Grandview changed +4.9% 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 Grandview rose 46.9% while median household income rose 13.5% ($47,103 to $53,447). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Grandview is 61.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($53,447) is $1,336 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,140); a 3-bedroom is $1,490.
Gladstone, 23 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,208/mo), about $1,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Grandview. 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
Grandview, MO is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 25.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Grandview, MO has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Grandview, MO stood at $936 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,357, reflecting a 45.0% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $48,233 in 2021 to $53,447 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.3% since 2021, moving from about 25,931 residents to roughly 26,527. Renters now make up 50.9% of households, compared with 49.4% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 25.5% of adults here, versus 21.2% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Grandview, MO market of 2021.
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Grandview rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Grandview is $1,357/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $890/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,140/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $990/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,490/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($53,447/yr), Grandview ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.9% over the past year.
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