Jefferson County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Jefferson County, MO real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Jefferson County listed for $329,999, up 1.4% from a year earlier. That is 10% above the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 46 days on the market, slower than 44 days a year ago. That makes Jefferson County the #4 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Jefferson County pay a median of $1,906 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $237,200, an effective rate of about 0.80%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Jefferson County the #90 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $979 a month, and $932 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 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 $330,000 home here comes to about $2,158 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $92,000 a year (the median household here earns $82,851).