Average rent in Cape Girardeau, MO
As of September 2026, the typical asking rent in the Cape Girardeau, MO metro area is $1,013 per month, up 3.5% from a year ago — 32% below the US metro average of $1,498.
Figures cover all property types — single-family, condo and apartment — at every bedroom count. The interactive map can break rents down by home type.
Average rent
$1,013
September 2026
Year over year
+3.5%
vs $978 a year ago
3-year change
+13.5%
from $892
Our forecast accuracy here
±1.1%
avg error on held-out data
Cape Girardeau, MO rent history
Observed market rent since May 2022, with the next 2 forecast months and their expected range.
Cape Girardeau, MO rent forecast
Our forecasting engine projects rents each month for every US metro with at least a year of observed data. The next 2 months for Cape Girardeau, MO are free below; the full 12-month outlook with confidence ranges is part of RentLens Pro.
| Month | Forecast rent | Expected range | MoM | YoY | Since Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,016 | $1,009–$1,025 | +0.3% | +3.8% | +0.3% |
| November 2026 | $1,019 | $1,009–$1,033 | +0.3% | +4.1% | +0.6% |
| Months 3–12 are available on the interactive forecast → see the full Cape Girardeau, MO forecast | |||||
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Rent figures are smoothed median asking rents (Zillow Observed Rent Index) for the Cape Girardeau, MO metro area, updated monthly. Forecasts are produced by RentLens's proprietary ML models; “forecast accuracy” is this metro's average prediction error on held-out historical data.