Buchanan County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Buchanan County, MO real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Buchanan County listed for $222,500, up 1.1% from a year earlier. That is 26% below the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 47 days on the market, slower than 44 days a year ago. That makes Buchanan County the #5 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Buchanan County pay a median of $1,281 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $166,300, an effective rate of about 0.77%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Buchanan County the #77 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $902 a month, and $915 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 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 $223,000 home here comes to about $1,449 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $62,000 a year (the median household here earns $62,158).