Holts Summit, Missouri

Population

Growing. Up 7.3% since 2020.

4,773

people, the 142nd-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

The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

92.3%

of 692 jobs located in Holts Summit are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 90% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,122

a month. Missouri's median is $1,033.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $465.

A $465 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Callaway County.

• $858 Tract 706.02
• $1,323 Tract 707.01

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$896–$1,344

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,122 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

45% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 60 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 10% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 45% 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

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.4% to the 1,881 homes here.

3–7

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 17% less than Missouri's.

$191,900

median home value in Holts Summit.

• $191,900 Holts Summit
• $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