Renters in Lee’s Summit pay a median gross rent of $1,422 per month, higher than every other figure in the comparison set. Cass County comes in at $1,205 and Jackson County at $1,197 — both noticeably below Lee’s Summit but well above the statewide Missouri median of $1,033.
The state figure sits at the low end of the range. The two county benchmarks land near the middle, within a few dollars of each other, while Lee’s Summit stands at the top.
For anyone renting in Lee’s Summit — or considering it — the numbers put a floor under what the market looks like here relative to the surrounding region. The city has grown quickly over the past two decades, and its rental market reflects a price level that tracks above both the counties that contain it and the state as a whole. A renter moving from elsewhere in Missouri would likely encounter higher monthly costs here than they left behind.
These are 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. Each figure carries a margin of error; the ladder above marks each ±MOE.