Property tax rate
0.85%Median bill $1,948/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,0332-bed $1,027Per month · CensusDays on market
57 days▲ 1 day vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Missouri real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Missouri listed for $300,000, down 0.8% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 57 days on the market, slower than 56 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Missouri pay a median of $1,948 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $230,300, an effective rate of about 0.85%.
Renters pay a median of $1,033 a month, and $1,027 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $300,000 home here comes to about $1,972 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $85,000 a year (the median household here earns $70,702).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,972/mo- Principal & interest$1,636
- Property tax$211
- Insurance (est.)$125
$300,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Missouri by bedrooms
Studio$839
1 bedroom$858
2 bedrooms$1,027
3 bedrooms$1,220
4 bedrooms$1,435
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Missouri county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Reynolds County0.37%
- Dallas County0.40%
- Wright County0.40%
- Hickory County0.41%
- Carter County0.42%
Fastest-selling counties
- Cole County36 days
- St. Charles County44 days
- Clay County46 days
- Jefferson County46 days
- Buchanan County47 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | – | – | 0.77% | $772 |
| Andrew County | – | – | 0.73% | $961 |
| Atchison County | – | – | 1.16% | $631 |
| Audrain County | – | – | 0.79% | $693 |
| Barry County | – | – | 0.53% | $766 |
| Barton County | – | – | 0.71% | $805 |
| Bates County | – | – | 0.61% | $786 |
| Benton County | – | – | 0.53% | $773 |
| Bollinger County | – | – | 0.58% | $694 |
| Boone County | $407,450 | 52 | 0.85% | $1,088 |
| Buchanan County | $222,500 | 47 | 0.77% | $902 |
| Butler County | – | – | 0.67% | $780 |
| Caldwell County | – | – | 0.80% | $640 |
| Callaway County | – | – | 0.77% | $887 |
| Camden County | – | – | 0.47% | $876 |
| Cape Girardeau County | $275,700 | 48 | 0.64% | $881 |
| Carroll County | – | – | 0.79% | $822 |
| Carter County | – | – | 0.42% | $656 |
| Cass County | $417,239 | 50 | 0.86% | $1,205 |
| Cedar County | – | – | 0.62% | $767 |
| Chariton County | – | – | 0.64% | $567 |
| Christian County | $409,981 | 48 | 0.70% | $1,058 |
| Clark County | – | – | 0.87% | $612 |
| Clay County | $395,375 | 46 | 1.07% | $1,243 |
| Clinton County | – | – | 0.81% | $1,008 |
| Cole County | $381,675 | 36 | 0.77% | $834 |
| Cooper County | – | – | 0.66% | $782 |
| Crawford County | – | – | 0.56% | $795 |
| Dade County | – | – | 0.62% | $683 |
| Dallas County | – | – | 0.40% | $642 |
| Daviess County | – | – | 0.66% | $696 |
| DeKalb County | – | – | 0.76% | $817 |
| Dent County | – | – | 0.52% | $660 |
| Douglas County | – | – | 0.44% | $700 |
| Dunklin County | – | – | 0.70% | $648 |
| Franklin County | $319,150 | 63 | 0.80% | $893 |
| Gasconade County | – | – | 0.73% | $743 |
| Gentry County | – | – | 0.93% | $636 |
| Greene County | $332,500 | 50 | 0.71% | $989 |
| Grundy County | – | – | 1.00% | $696 |
| Harrison County | – | – | 0.89% | $703 |
| Henry County | – | – | 0.81% | $768 |
| Hickory County | – | – | 0.41% | $648 |
| Holt County | – | – | 0.70% | $650 |
| Howard County | – | – | 0.77% | $832 |
| Howell County | – | – | 0.50% | $733 |
| Iron County | – | – | 0.68% | $664 |
| Jackson County | $280,750 | 51 | 1.12% | $1,197 |
| Jasper County | $244,900 | 47 | 0.72% | $973 |
| Jefferson County | $329,999 | 46 | 0.80% | $979 |
| Johnson County | $349,475 | 48 | 0.66% | $932 |
| Knox County | – | – | 0.83% | $666 |
| Laclede County | – | – | 0.60% | $809 |
| Lafayette County | – | – | 0.73% | $928 |
| Lawrence County | – | – | 0.59% | $800 |
| Lewis County | – | – | 0.71% | $644 |
| Lincoln County | $378,198 | 59 | 0.74% | $961 |
| Linn County | – | – | 0.72% | $620 |
| Livingston County | – | – | 0.81% | $768 |
| Macon County | – | – | 0.69% | $672 |
| Madison County | – | – | 0.71% | $808 |
| Maries County | – | – | 0.51% | $590 |
| Marion County | – | – | 0.82% | $808 |
| McDonald County | – | – | 0.46% | $767 |
| Mercer County | – | – | 0.96% | $590 |
| Miller County | – | – | 0.57% | $763 |
| Mississippi County | – | – | 0.81% | $762 |
| Moniteau County | – | – | 0.68% | $735 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 0.80% | $689 |
| Montgomery County | – | – | 0.76% | $788 |
| Morgan County | – | – | 0.56% | $721 |
| New Madrid County | – | – | 0.73% | $729 |
| Newton County | $321,255 | 52 | 0.63% | $817 |
| Nodaway County | – | – | 0.77% | $786 |
| Oregon County | – | – | 0.55% | $639 |
| Osage County | – | – | 0.59% | $639 |
| Ozark County | – | – | 0.44% | $631 |
| Pemiscot County | – | – | 0.95% | $695 |
| Perry County | – | – | 0.74% | $923 |
| Pettis County | – | – | 0.78% | $885 |
| Phelps County | – | – | 0.64% | $798 |
| Pike County | – | – | 0.67% | $778 |
| Platte County | $525,000 | 57 | 1.05% | $1,334 |
| Polk County | – | – | 0.55% | $814 |
| Pulaski County | – | – | 0.61% | $1,112 |
| Putnam County | – | – | 1.01% | $521 |
| Ralls County | – | – | 0.73% | $749 |
| Randolph County | – | – | 0.78% | $760 |
| Ray County | – | – | 0.80% | $782 |
| Reynolds County | – | – | 0.37% | $655 |
| Ripley County | – | – | 0.46% | $654 |
| Saline County | – | – | 0.78% | $739 |
| Schuyler County | – | – | 0.79% | $382 |
| Scotland County | – | – | 0.79% | $511 |
| Scott County | – | – | 0.62% | $873 |
| Shannon County | – | – | 0.43% | $574 |
| Shelby County | – | – | 0.86% | $625 |
| St. Charles County | $417,675 | 44 | 1.08% | $1,370 |
| St. Clair County | – | – | 0.61% | $622 |
| St. Francois County | $229,900 | 47 | 0.70% | $794 |
| St. Louis County | $209,925 | 50 | 1.20% | $1,209 |
| St. Louis City | $214,900 | 52 | 1.03% | $997 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | – | – | 0.63% | $780 |
| Stoddard County | – | – | 0.66% | $760 |
| Stone County | – | – | 0.47% | $896 |
| Sullivan County | – | – | 0.69% | $673 |
| Taney County | $261,125 | 98 | 0.55% | $926 |
| Texas County | – | – | 0.49% | $665 |
| Vernon County | – | – | 0.67% | $734 |
| Warren County | – | – | 0.69% | $995 |
| Washington County | – | – | 0.56% | $684 |
| Wayne County | – | – | 0.52% | $665 |
| Webster County | – | – | 0.52% | $789 |
| Worth County | – | – | 0.82% | $381 |
| Wright County | – | – | 0.40% | $625 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.