Jackson County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Jackson County, MO real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Jackson County listed for $280,750, up 1.1% from a year earlier. That is 6% below the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 51 days on the market, slower than 48 days a year ago. That makes Jackson County the #14 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median of $2,575 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $230,500, an effective rate of about 1.12%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Jackson County the #113 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,197 a month, and $1,179 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 20 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $281,000 home here comes to about $1,909 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $82,000 a year (the median household here earns $68,577).