Chain-O-Lakes, Missouri
2026 Edition · 7 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 2.9% since 2020.
107
people, the 783rd-largest of Missouri's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Missouri's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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Rent
Median rent is up 5% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$775
a month. Missouri's median is $1,033.
Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $482 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Barry County.
- $480 Tract 9602.01
- $962 Tract 9603.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 90% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Home value
A median home costs 20% less than Missouri's.
$184,700
median home value in Chain-O-Lakes.
- $184,700 Chain-O-Lakes
- $230,300 Missouri
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year