Greene County, MO

Selected ZIP/ZCTA matches in Greene County show a materially wide Zillow rent band rather than one uniform local price. In June 2026, the direct Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) readings range from $1,027 to $1,659, a $632 spread around a $1,277 median; the county ZORI is $1,264. The decision is whether a renter’s budget and required unit specification can be met in the relevant ZIP, not whether the county index is a quote for every available unit. ZORI is a typical observed asking-rent index, so it is useful for placing listings in context but does not replace inspection of a specific listing or lease.

Three rent universes should remain separate. On the ZIP-level Zillow measure, 65810’s $1,659 reading is 51.5% above the $1,095 FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent, whereas 65806’s $1,027 is 6.2% below it. HUD’s FMR is an administrative, bedroom-specific program standard, not an estimate of prevailing asking rents, and its common two-bedroom figure does not erase differences in unit mix. Separately, ACS 2024 five-year ZCTA median gross rents run from $841 to $1,196, compared with $989 for the county. These survey medians describe occupied renter payments and may embed tenure, utility, and unit-characteristic differences; they can inform context but should not be merged with current ZORI.

ACS affordability and vacancy measures give a different screen of trade-offs, not a current-listing count. The share of renter households spending at least 30% of income on housing ranges from 32.4% in 65738 to 55.4% in 65806, while reported vacancy rates range from 2.6% to 11.3% across the selected ZCTAs. For 65806, the ACS median household income of $28,165 is below the $41,080 annual income screen implied by its ZORI at the stated affordability rule. This contrast does not measure any household’s actual lease qualification. Its high vacancy and highest burden coexist, so neither statistic establishes affordable units or immediate availability; verify both advertised rent and total recurring charges.

The selected direct-evidence matches cover 51,499 renter households, yet they are not an exhaustive inventory of the county or of every rental location. ACS values are five-year ZCTA survey estimates rather than USPS delivery-ZIP observations. ZIPs can cross county lines; this packet assigns each to Greene County using the largest HUD residential-address share, so a ZIP label should not be treated as a precise county boundary. Before deciding on a property, confirm the street address and county assignment, current listing date and asking rent, bedrooms and unit type, included utilities and fees, deposit, lease term, income rules, occupancy date, and comparable active listings. Those property-level checks determine actual fit, not the area-level indicators.