Franklin County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Franklin County, MO real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Franklin County listed for $319,150, up 7.7% from a year earlier. That is 6% above the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 63 days on the market, slower than 55 days a year ago. That makes Franklin County the #20 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Franklin County pay a median of $1,813 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $227,600, an effective rate of about 0.80%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Franklin County the #87 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $893 a month, and $894 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 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 $319,000 home here comes to about $2,085 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $89,000 a year (the median household here earns $73,165).