Renting in Summit Township: a two-bedroom costs about $890
Summit Township 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
What stands out about housing in Summit Township
Why Summit Township 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.
Next door, Mount Pleasant Township grades A− for cost of living.
A two-bedroom rents for about $890
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bates County, 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 tax runs above the Missouri norm
The median bill is $2,149 (Missouri: $1,948), 0.91% of a home’s value a year, against 0.85% statewide.
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+”.
Summit Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Summit Township. Mount Pleasant Township has no Zillow value, so it is in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | $235K | 0.91% | $890 |
| Deepwater Township | – | — | $277K | 0.39% | $900 |
| Shawnee Township | – | — | $278K | 0.45% | $950 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | A− | — | $152K | 0.75% | $890 |
“—” 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 Summit Township
How much is rent in Summit Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $890 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in Summit Township?
The median bill is $2,149 a year, 0.91% of the median home value (Missouri: $1,948, 0.85%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Summit Township have a cost of living grade?
Summit Township is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Summit Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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.