ZIP 65802
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 65802 usually run 1.4% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 65802 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 65802 changed +6.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 119 Missouri ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 65802 rose 50.1% while median household income rose 40.9% ($39,044 to $55,019). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 65802 is 62% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 14 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($55,019) is $1,375 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,340); a 4-bedroom is $1,520.
3rd cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Springfield.
ZIP 65806, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($978/mo), about $1,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 65802. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 65802 (Springfield, MO) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 26.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 65802 in Springfield, MO has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 65802 in Springfield, MO has increased by $334 per month, settling near $1,105 after starting the period at $771. Census figures show median household income at $55,019 today, compared with $43,778 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 17.6 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 45,950 to 46,739 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.7% change. About 41.4% of households rent today, against 45.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 24.6% to 26.6%. 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
ZIP code 65802 covers Springfield, MO. The median rent here is $1,105/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $790/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $980/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($55,019/yr), ZIP 65802 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.8% over the past year.
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At $1,105/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 65802's median household income ($55,019/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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