Boone County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Boone County, MO real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Boone County listed for $407,450, down 1.2% from a year earlier. That is 36% above the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 52 days on the market, slower than 51 days a year ago. That makes Boone County the #15 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Boone County pay a median of $2,328 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $272,800, an effective rate of about 0.85%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Boone County the #99 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,088 a month, and $1,004 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 31 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 $407,000 home here comes to about $2,681 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $115,000 a year (the median household here earns $72,758).