Cass County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Cass County, MO real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Cass County listed for $417,239, up 5.2% from a year earlier. That is 39% above the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 50 days on the market, faster than 57 days a year ago. That makes Cass County the #11 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Cass County pay a median of $2,504 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $292,400, an effective rate of about 0.86%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Cass County the #100 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,205 a month, and $1,073 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 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 $417,000 home here comes to about $2,746 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $118,000 a year (the median household here earns $87,535).