Rents are right about where Ozark'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 $1,566 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 Ozark is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2022.
Rent in Ozark changed +7.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Missouri cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.4%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($74,182) is $1,855 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,650).
Springfield, 15 miles away, rents for 24% less ($1,192/mo), about $4,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ozark. 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
Ozark, MO is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 30.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ozark, MO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Ozark, MO has shifted from $1,303 to $1,566, up 20.2% since 2023. Median household income climbed from $62,169 to $74,182 between 2021 and 2024, a 19.3% shift. Census counts show Ozark, MO adding about 1,543 residents over the five-year window, up 7.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 33.8% to 37.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 36% to 30.7% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Ozark, MO reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ozark is $1,566/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $850/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,070/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $850/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,470/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($74,182/yr), Ozark ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.0% over the past year.
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At $1,566/mo, rent takes ~25% of Ozark's median household income ($74,182/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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