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Cost of living in Fidelity · Census 2020–24 · HUD 2026

Renting in Fidelity: a two-bedroom costs about $960

Fidelity is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living

Typical home value
$166K
▲ 5.3% in a year · MO $230K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$960
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,174
MO $1,948

What kind of housing town is Fidelity?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Cost of living grade

Why Fidelity isn’t graded

The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.

–Home pricesCensus figure available
–Property taxCensus figure available
–Households stretched40 renter households (the grade needs 200)
–Rent$740 median (Census)

How TownRatings grades cost of living →

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $960

Renters already here pay a median of $740, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$770
1 bedroom$780
2 bedrooms$960
3 bedrooms$1,250
4 bedrooms$1,300
33%
of households rent · MO 32%
40
renter households
$740
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Joplin, MO HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Property taxes

Property tax runs below the Missouri norm

The median bill is $1,174 (Missouri: $1,948), 0.71% of a home’s value a year, against 0.85% statewide.

$1,174
median bill a year · MO $1,948
0.71%
of a home’s value a year · MO 0.85%

Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.

Next door

Fidelity and its neighbors

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Cost next door · one source per column

TownCostTypical home
Zillow, latest
Median value
Census 2020–24
Tax rate
bill ÷ value
2-bed rent
HUD 2026
Fidelity–—$166K0.71%$960

“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.

Questions about the cost of living in Fidelity

How much is rent in Fidelity?

HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $960 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $740 (Census 2020–24).

What are property taxes in Fidelity?

The median bill is $1,174 a year, 0.71% of the median home value (Missouri: $1,948, 0.85%), from the Census 2020–24.

Why doesn’t Fidelity have a cost of living grade?

Fidelity is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.