5 Best Places in Missouri for a Couple To Live on Only Social Security

4. Poplar Bluff

Insider Monkey Score: 87

Livability Score: 68

IM Cost of Living: 74

Median Two-Bedroom Rental: $750

Set in Missouri’s southeast region, the city of Poplar Bluff is popularly called ‘The Gateway to the Ozarks’. Some of its renowned attractions include the Mo-Ark Regional Railroad Museum, the Poplar Bluff Museum, and the Ozark Ridge Golf Course. Retirees living on a Social Security income will find the city particularly accommodating with its lower-than-national-average cost of living and reasonable rental figures.