ZIP 65804
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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January. Asking rents in ZIP 65804 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 65804 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2016.
Rent in ZIP 65804 changed +6.7% 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 65804 rose 45.5% while median household income rose 26.2% ($49,351 to $62,301). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 65804 is 55% 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 ($62,301) is $1,558 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,490); a 4-bedroom is $1,690.
5th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Springfield.
ZIP 65806, 5 miles away, rents for 26% less ($978/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 65804. 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 65804 (Springfield, MO) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 43.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 65804 in Springfield, MO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 65804 in Springfield, MO paid around $932 a month. That figure now sits near $1,314, up 41.0% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $62,301 today, compared with $52,974 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 65804 in Springfield, MO adding about 2,518 residents over the five-year window, up 6.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 40.8% to 43.8% across the same window. 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 65804 covers Springfield, MO. The median rent here is $1,314/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $880/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,090/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($62,301/yr), ZIP 65804 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.7% over the past year.
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