Cedar County, MO real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$168,100Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.62%Below state avg 0.85%Median bill $1,044/yr · Census

Median rent

$7672-bed $734Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Cedar County, MO real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Cedar County pay a median of $1,044 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $168,100, an effective rate of about 0.62%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Cedar County the #37 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $767 a month, and $734 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 18 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $168,000 home here comes to about $1,074 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $46,000 a year (the median household here earns $48,181).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,074/mo
  • Principal & interest$916
  • Property tax$87
  • Insurance (est.)$70

$168,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Cedar County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$47345% below state
2 bedrooms$73429% below state
3 bedrooms$73340% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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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 county; individual homes vary. For information only.