Rents are right about where Nixa'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 $1,582 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
Rent in Nixa is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2022.
Rent in Nixa changed +5.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Missouri cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,385) is $2,085 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,630).
Springfield, 10 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,192/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Nixa. 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
Nixa, MO is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 36.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Nixa, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Nixa, MO paid around $1,274 a month. That figure now sits near $1,582, up 24.2% from the 2022 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $83,385 today, compared with $66,264 five years earlier. Census counts show Nixa, MO adding about 1,911 residents over the five-year window, up 8.3% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 33.5% to 36.7% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Nixa rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Nixa is $1,582/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $840/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,060/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $840/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,460/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($83,385/yr), Nixa ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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At $1,582/mo, rent takes ~23% of Nixa's median household income ($83,385/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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