Rents are right about where Raytown'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 $1,484 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 Raytown usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.6% above it in August, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Raytown is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in September 2016.
Rent in Raytown changed +4.3% 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 Raytown rose 37.6% while median household income rose 30.7% ($52,662 to $68,840). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Raytown is 49.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,840) is $1,721 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,585); a 4-bedroom is $1,875.
Kansas City, KS, 16 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,322/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Raytown. 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
Raytown, MO is majority owner-occupied, 22% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Raytown, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Raytown, MO paid around $1,074 a month. That figure now sits near $1,484, up 38.2% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $68,840 today, compared with $59,049 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Raytown, MO losing about 448 residents over the five-year window, down 1.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 39.9% to 34.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Raytown is $1,484/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $970/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,215/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,070/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,585/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($68,840/yr), Raytown ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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