Rensselaer, Missouri
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.
249
people, the 610th-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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The workday
Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
100.0%
of 10 jobs located in Rensselaer are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $54.
A $54 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Ralls County.
- $718 Tract 4702
- $772 Tract 4703
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
50% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 50% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
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
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Home value
A median home costs 17% less than Missouri's.
$190,600
median home value in Rensselaer.
- $190,600 Rensselaer
- $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